Qualifying analysis: Why Hamilton threatens a punishment
24.05.2025 19:13 | 5: 34m
Monaco’s hunting time has shown that the Formula 1 driver field is very close together. The RTL experts Christian Danner and Heiko Wasser classify qualifying.
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Welcome to qualifying analysis for analyzing qualifying. Christian where we made a panta player at the beginning we had stopped our roulette kettle and we agreed on the 16, i.e. on Leclair. The pocket trick did not work. In the end it was Norris.
It’s just like in roulette. Always. I mean, just next to it is still wrong. Yes, Leclair dominated. The whole weekend so far. But in qualifying, when it comes to the consequences, he narrowly lost.
But did we see mistakes or did we overlook a mistake? Or was someone to guess?
No, that’s all so close together, you can’t speak of mistakes. It may be a bit that you could try the one who was able to try again towards the end of the Q3. That was certainly the case with the McLaren. But that was very balanced.
Laura and you, you also used a graphic when you get into the mood for this qualifying in Monaco, where you could really see all the time. For all races so far, for all seven the distances were incredibly small. So the 0/10, i.e. 10/1000, was the absolutely scarce distance. We didn’t do that today, but it was still wafer again.
Yes, you know, it is just if you have such a good feeling in the car, get a round, then the feeling is what you can feel is a, 2/10. You notice that. But when things go into the thousandth, then you have to look afterwards, where was that? This is almost no longer perceptible. But the watch is merciless.
You said before the Red Bull is not as bad as we did again and again at the beginning of the season. But during qualifying you said one or two times very clearly and also explained to our spectators there is now understeer. Max Verstappen doesn’t get along that way. He doesn’t like that. Was that the reason why he only became fifth in the end?
I think so. I think they always build a little back and forth around the bite of the front axle around at Red Bull. Either it is too little or it is too much. And when you hit it in the middle, the fine line, this one on the knife cut it, so to speak. If you land exactly there, everything works. But woe, you are not there.
Now I just said fifth. That’s how it is in the time tableau. But it may even be a place to come forward, because there was a scene where exactly he was disabled by Lewis Hamilton in an earlier phase of qualifying. And a investigation against Lewis Hamilton is underway. That could then be three starting places.
This can be three starting places, because Hamilton has clearly hindered him. Once more a misunderstanding between the communication misunderstanding, between Hamilton and his Truck Engineer, Mr. Adami. For me it already looked out as there is a punishment.
So first row McLaren next to Ferrari, second row, McLaren next to Ferrari, was now in the third row. Then Max Verstappen and next to him is one. The Max probably didn’t know that at the beginning of the season.
HK yes, yes, he knew, he is also from the Red Bull Empire. KK started very, very bumpy at the beginning, and what speaks for him is that with all his intelligence, with all of his I can say superior. And he is again where he started. With other training sessions. In the rhythm.
Compliments taken twice. Once with the left rear wheel during access to the harbor chican. Kimi Antonelli, one of the other youngsters, did that today. But it braked the front wheel, the front axle on the entrance. But he also put it away well.
Yes, so so far placed away. He has not yet driven.
Heard in the interview.
He was very good in the interview. And of course he is so the race will be a different pace, a different approach. Kimi will not have any problems, except for the fact that he is relatively far back. Just like Russell, which has stopped in the tunnel with his electrical problems.
Now we have two compulsory boxing stops for the first time tomorrow and you have to use at least two different tire types. In total, even three tire rates. Of course, that makes things a bit difficult. You can do what you want. Can I go for the first round? First round. Can I get in? Change? Second round. Can I come in again, change again and then I can go to the end with hard.
Can you do, but you don’t have to. That’s why I say it so flippant you are absolutely right. This scenario has been one of the things that have of course been considered. That was a topic of conversation in the paddock, up and down. And on the other hand, it is such a safety car and you know, that happens every now and then everything gets more confused. So I think it turns out differently, secondly than you think.
The norris will say my god, now I like pole and now they make such a stupid new rule as if it were. Nico Hülkenberg is only at 13, who won’t say that bad. Maybe that will come in a bit of unrest. It will definitely be exciting and we look forward to Sunday, the race among our colleagues. But of course we are looking forward to next week, because then we are sitting here again. Then we comment on Barcelona Qualifying and also the Grand Prix of Spain from Barcelona. That was the qualifying analysis for today from Monaco from the beautiful and rich. And we go now and drink a jar coffee or something.

