2009 MONACO GPWelcome to the 2009 Monaco GP Thread. cjek will update the thread with the latest times as they happen.RANDOM FACTThe 1982 race was named 'the race no one wanted to win' - On the final 3 laps, the final 5 leaders of the race all either spun or retired.POINTS OF DISCUSSIONDoes Monaco have a place in modern F1 anymore?Last year's race was fairly action-packed thanks to the wet weather - what was your moment of the race?Let's not forget Sutil had a storming race until getting rammed up the backside by then-World Champion Raikkonen - what has been your thoughts about Sutil since that race?Traditionally with Monaco, practice is on Thursday and not Friday - should practice move to Friday in Monaco?Do you feel Vettel could've won in Spain if it wasn't for Massa getting the jump on him at the start?Speaking of Massa, Ferrari improved massively in Spain - yet still only walked away with three points. Where is the weak link in Ferrari?A Ferrari has not won the Monaco GP since 2001 as well - will the trend break this year or not?SCHEDULE FOR WEEKENDThursday 21First practice: 1000-1130 (0900-1030 BST)Second practice: 1400-1530 (1300-1430 BST)Saturday 23Third practice: 1100-1200 (1000-1100 BST)Qualifying: 1400 (1300 BST)Sunday 24Race: 1400 (1300 BST)WEEKEND WEATHERTHURSDAY: Sunny, Max. 26 deg. cent.-----------------------------------------SATURDAY: Sunny, Max. 24 deg. cent.SUNDAY: Sunny, Max. 26 deg. cent.PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY: Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Adrian Sutil (Force India) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). 2PM BST.THURSDAY: Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Vijay Mallya (Force India), Mario Theissen (BMW Sauber) and Frank Williams (Williams). 3PM BST.BBC PRESENTS THE MONACO GPPREVIOUS SESSIONSThursday Practice 1Thursday Practice 2QualifyingRace
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