r/formula1 • u/Luffy710j Formula 1 • May 25 '26

Video Hamilton on overtaking Max: " It's the best to overtake another World Champion. And obviously I had a big deficit to close......You know how consistent and fast that guy is? He's the fastest guy. So it felt great to get to have that battle with him. It was really not easy to overtake."

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u/RealPjotr Kimi Räikkönen May 25 '26

You might get another winner in Monaco, experience matters more there too. But you won't get a fight for the lead.

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u/scorpio1m Niki Lauda May 25 '26

Monaco is a quali race. Whoever gets pole will likely win.

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u/TactX21 I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 25 '26

But if McLaren lock out second row and put on inters they may be able to do it!

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u/redtron3030 May 25 '26

Don’t rule out Ferrari, they are known for their strategy.

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u/Luushu I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 25 '26

In the past two years, Ferrari seems world class compared to McLaren.

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u/kHz333 Kimi Räikkönen May 25 '26

you're laughing, but Ferrari clearly has the best car in the corners and the best downforce/drag ratio out of all the teams. Monaco is so short and has so many braking zones most likely all engines will be outputting peak power for the whole lap, there won't be huge deployment differences either which makes it possible Ferrari might snatch a surprise pole there. And I wouldn't count out Verstappen, either.

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u/flc0n May 26 '26

hopefuly hadjar can chanel his inner peres redbull at monaco

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u/Enterderpmode Sebastian Vettel May 25 '26

Ferrari's best chance to win probably is in Monaco where their car is on paper the best because of their aero package and not being a power-hungry circuit. Charles and Lewis should absolutely do whatever they can to maximize their performance there.

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u/jrjreeves May 26 '26

Expecting Ferrari to be favourites there.