A processional Monaco Grand Prix has re-opened the debate into how F1 racing can be improved at the venue...
For the first time in F1 history, the top 10 finished as they started in Sunday’s grand prix around the world-famous streets of the principality. Following first-lap chaos that sawA red flag for the incident meant all the drivers could change their tyres and for most of the field, there was no longer a need to make a pit stop. That took away an element of jeopardy and resulted in drivers managing their pace and driving at an incredibly slow pace at times to preserve their tyres.
“It’s actually hard to stay focused when you’re going that slowly because you’re just not even near anything. You’re not near any limits. I mean, he absolutely cleared off at the end of the race. And I was like, you could have done this the whole time, but he decided not to do it.” But could such changes be made? One idea that has been suggested is for the cars to turn left - instead of right - at Portier and rejoin the road leading to the tunnel further east, which would make the run to the braking zone for the Nouvelle Chicane longer and potentially increase overtaking opportunities.
Meanwhile, Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff said:"I think Monaco as an event is spectacular but the racing has been a bit boring forever, whether the cars were small or big.
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