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Imola has put on two pretty good races, Spain would be better not using the final chicane. They should make a special set of rules for Monaco:: something like 600 KG cars instead of the pork run at other tracks.
Just for Monaco—since they can’t race these F1 pigs—they should put all the drivers in spec F3 cars and let them race. For sure this would be a hundred times more exciting racing.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ferrari-has-cost-cap-concern-in-f1-2022-development-war/9421089/ Ferrari has cost cap concern in F1 2022 development war Ferrari has urged to FIA to ensure that Formula 1’s budget cap is properly policed this year to prevent teams finding ways around the system for game changing upgrades. Image Unavailable, Please Login By: Jonathan Noble Mar 29, 2022, 4:07 AM Image Unavailable, Please Login With teams braced for a major development war as they bid to improve their new 2022 challengers, they are having to carefully judge their spending so they do not bust the $140 million spending limit for the season. However, with some squads facing up to the reality that the limit means they will not be able to bring all the upgrades they could, there are worries that some squads may try to find ways to exploit the financial regulations to help fund more development work. Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says that F1 needs to guarantee that no one can bust the budget cap limits, as that could prove decisive in the world championship battle. “[The budget cap] will influence the rate of development,” he said after seeing Charles Leclerc maintain his lead in the drivers’ standings after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. “I think that is a key element and my concern is that we need to make sure that we've got the right policing on that because it can be, let me say, a game changer in the fight for developments.” Speaking before the weekend, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said teams were going to have to be far more strategic with their upgrade plans. “I think pretty much every team is pretty close to the limit this year,” he said. “It’s very aggressive so you have to be very strategic in how you apply your funds to developments. “I think rather than just running as fast as you can and getting as much performance from the car, you’ve got to be much more selective in what you chose, based on its cost. So it drives efficiency.” Image Unavailable, Please Login Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1-75, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18, battle for the lead Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images Binotto’s comments come in the wake of similar remarks from F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, who says that there are two concerns he has about the implementation of the budget cap in 2022. “The first is that of control, because if those who have to regulate miss something, the whole system collapses,” he said. “Today, it is not enough to check only the technical side, but a strict financial control is also needed, and for this reason the FIA is equipping itself to be even more robust in its role as guarantor. “The second point relates to some variables that were difficult to predict at the time of the launch of the financial regulations. “Inflation is going in an unforeseeable direction, and transportation costs have also gone up in recent weeks in a way that is difficult to predict. “There will be discussions to find the right solutions, but always keeping at the centre the principle that we must guarantee everyone the same possibilities.”
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Yes, I guess you are right, although I didn't see the need for it. At the same time, Melbourne is removing one chicane, and I welcome that. I do not understand the fear for speed the FIA has.
Maybe to bring parity amongst the teams so that even if a car has higher speed, by slowing them down, it won't runaway from others, thereby preventing close racing. In the previous years, we have seen how one team's cars, under the influence of clean air, would run away from the rest of the pack with following drivers finishing a lap down from the winner. I don't think we would be seeing Charles-Max duel as intense as in the last two races if the circuits were drag-based.
According to journalist Joe Saward, Formula 1 could just be heading to Monaco for the last time in 2022. The Principality still does not have a contract for next year and there are said to be no talks about a new deal. Monaco may disappear In the Missed Apex Podcast Saward talks about the possibility that Monaco would not be on the calendar from 2023. "Which could happen. There is no contract for Monaco in Formula 1. Well there’s a contract this year. It could be the last Monaco,"Saward says. The previous deal that Monaco signed with Formula 1 dates back eleven years. At that time Bernie Ecclestone was still in power in Formula 1 and this deal he made possible. Ecclestone has not been an F1 boss for some time now since Liberty Media took over F1 in 2017. Saward continued by saying that Formula 1 is far from liking the annual visit of Monaco. In fact, Monaco has always been on the calendar for a relatively low price in contrast to other races. "Monaco has always had a cheap fee, because it thinks it’s more important than all the other races," Saward says. Expanding the calendar For now, it is not certain whether Monaco will actually disappear. What is certain is that in the latest Concorde Agreement, Formula 1 established that it may host 24 races per year. With the announcement of the Las Vegas GP and the return of China and Qatar in 2023, it means that races will drop out.
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/107621/gp-monaco-must-meet-the-same-commercial-conditions-as-everyone-else.html 'GP Monaco must meet the same commercial conditions as everyone else' 01-04-2022 18:45 | Updated: 01-04-2022 22:16 by GPblog.com F1 NEWS Image Unavailable, Please Login Traditional Formula 1 races are under pressure. With increasing interest in Arab countries and the United States, where big money is paid to host a Grand Prix, more and more historic circuits are disappearing from the calendar. Even the Monaco Grand Prix is said to be in danger, but McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes the sport is "bigger than Monaco. Brown stresses that Monaco must move with the times, as he believes the Grand Prix is no longer essential to Formula One. By this he refers, among other things, to the lower rate that the organization pays in Monte Carlo, but also to the circuit itself. According to Brown, that has long been unsuitable for modern cars. Does Monaco need to modernise? Monaco has always been the 'glamorous' race on the F1 calendar, but with the arrival of venues like Miami, Las Vegas and Singapore, it is no longer the only one with that status, according to the McLaren boss. He therefore believes it is time for the circuit to make the necessary changes, both technical and commercial. "I think Monaco should meet the same commercial conditions as other Grands Prix," the American states according to MotorsportMagazine.com. "I'd rather have Monaco than not, but the sport is bigger than a single Grand Prix." The Monaco Grand Prix was first organized in 1929. In 1950, the race was held in the first season of the Formula One Championship. In 2020, due to the corona pandemic, the race was not run, the first time since 1955.
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What a load of BS: of course Monaco is more important than other tracks. If someone wants to make a race in the middle of the desert to promote a country where nobody gives a **** about F1 it's fair that they have to pay more than those who have kept the show running since the first day. It's ironic that Zack Brown said that Monaco should pay like the rest: the team he runs gets an extra payment just because it's older than others.
Dropping Monaco opens other venues so says F1. They have warned classic tracks are at risk. Dropping Monaco that pays little brings in revenue from others willing to pay! I don’t see an issue at all. They can still hold Classic race and no problem in Monaco. The world turns, adapts and moves on.
Monaco is part of the triple crown. Simple as that. Dropping it would be enormously stupid. I know you hate the idea of the Monaco GP but it's a track that's been part of the calendar (minus one year due to corona), it's part of F1. Especially binning Monaco for another GP in the middle of some **** desert in a country no one cares about. Talk about stupidity.
More important it could be; I am not going to argue about that. If Monaco is so important to F1, why do they keep writting technical rules that completely ignores this circuit? Formulae have been allowed to develop over decades ignoring the tight environment of Monaco. It seems that we discover that problem every year, and the FIA does nothing about it. 2022 was an other occasion to address the issue, but the FIA missed it again.
