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The endless dilemma of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix – is ‘boring’ race solvable?
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The endless dilemma of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix – is ‘boring’ race solvable?

By Miles Cooper November 14, 2024
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At Monaco 2024, after ’s at his residence race, one other Method One first. By no means within the sport’s 74-year historical past had the highest 10 from the beginning completed the race in the identical order however, after a meant all the automobiles may change tyres and didn’t have to pit once more, the order from qualifying took the chequered flag 24 hours later. What’s extra, an overtake didn’t even look near materialising.

at the least tried one thing totally different. A free pit cease on lap 52, saving his medium tyres from additional graining and making an attempt an undercut on forward, however Purple Bull merely responded with a pit cease of their very own a lap later to thwart the Mercedes driver. The opposite eight drivers saved place comfortably. Not out of alternative, however out of sheer actuality.

It’s nothing new: with no driver mistake or technique mishap, you can’t overtake at Monaco. There may be one DRS zone and it is among the smallest straights on the calendar. The slow-speed twists and turns of the well-known principality is, extra so now than ever, unsuited to the massive, stiff nature of modern-day automobiles.

The overwhelming sense from the media pen afterwards was certainly one of frustration, amid continued requires monitor modification.

Verstappen, who completed sixth and couldn’t squeeze his Purple Bull previous George Russell forward, mentioned over the radio: “F*** me, that is actually boring… I ought to’ve introduced my pillow”.

Russell, in light-hearted dialog with Verstappen afterwards, prompt there ought to be obligatory pit stops at Monaco. Hamilton has beforehand prompt two stops minimal. This time, he prompt three.

That is likely to be the one lifelike answer however is it sporting to include particular guidelines for particular races? F1 does already cater to Monaco to an extent; it’s the solely race that doesn’t adhere to the FIA’s mandated 305km race distance rule, regardless of a 78-lap grand prix. But the precedent a minimal quantity of pit stops would set might be far-reaching and will land F1 in a sticky scenario.

A plethora of different drivers have referred to as for a change of structure – however how will you change the unchangeable? Monaco’s distinctive slender streets make it near-impossible to change the 19-turn monitor, and a brand new enlargement past Portier (the flip earlier than the tunnel) has made one optimistic answer unworkable.

One answer might be to take away the Nouvelle Chicane after the tunnel – creating one other DRS part – however the approaching speeds for the tight, high-speed Tabac part after it could make the beginning of sector three unsafe. And even then, the road doesn’t give sufficient room for 2 F1 automobiles to race side-by-side.

The endless dilemma of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix – is ‘boring’ race solvable?

Max Verstappen failed to get ahead of George Russell at the start, and stayed behind the Mercedes until the end (Getty)

Charles Leclerc’s win cannot distract from the lack of entertainment during the race (Getty)

In the event that they do, they find yourself within the wall. Simply ask Sergio Perez, who may do nothing when Kevin Magnussen noticed a spot, down the right-hand aspect up the hill after flip one, which wasn’t there. A tip, a spin, a smash. The images of Perez’s afterwards sum up what occurs if a transfer is tried within the principality.

All of this poses an issue. An issue that has been current for many years. An issue that’s seemingly unsolvable.

With the information of Monaco’s with F1, the two-way dedication continues into the 2030s. That being mentioned, the circuit structure is not going to change as a result of logistics and constraints of the principality. So, ought to a minimal of two pit stops be made obligatory?

The status of the occasion for celebrities and high-rollers is indeniable. For drivers, too, qualifying on Saturday has a paramount significance in contrast to another within the schedule. However from the top of Q3, the race is just about determined and those self same drivers complain of boredom a day later.

Can or not it’s modified, in a technique or one other?

Article initially revealed on 27 Could 2024

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