Overtaking is not exactly something you'll see much of at the MonacoGP. So, have modern F1 cars become too big for the Monte Carlo streets? Story:
Certainly, the risk of mounting a successful passing move on the principality's streets is high, and any misjudged moves on a driver can often come at a high price.
Three-time F1 champion Nelson Piquet once opined that Monaco was like riding a bicycle in a living room; nowadays, it's probably like steering a Challenger tank through an en suite bathroom. Although many of the 2022 changes were enforced to undo the restrictions developed by the 2017 rules, the wide-track cars still persist. Developments carried into 2023 have diluted the initial effect of improved following between cars experienced last year.Motorsport Images
Refuelling regulations brought a sharp decline in overtaking figures, as teams figured that they could do their passing in the pits with a better strategy rather than try to mount a risky pass on track. The 1997 and 2008 peaks came in wet races, while the attritional nature of 1996 did not yield many passes.
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