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Can you blame them lol. Pass? Where..................

Comment off the BBC: Even trying to manipulate the race with the mandated stops, it was still rubbish. Time to ditch this ‘Race’ it’s 2025 not 1955.

 

It wasn't manipulated. Something was tried, it didn't work. Same rules for everyone.

I found this race strategy wise more interesting than the usual Monaco GP where everyone runs slow the whole race and nothing is tried.

Every year it's the same people complaining. Pick up the remote, watch something else. Problem solved.

 

I don't feel that the two stop rule made the race more interesting...and it certainly felt that it made it messier. What next, five stops? The fact is that the cars have become too big for the track and that means either the track changes or the cars do...or no more F1 at Monaco. If the rules made cars bigger, rules can make them smaller. It is that easy. Go back to the size of 1989 cars and the problem at Monaco and many other tracks would be solved. Hybrid engines were fashionable socially popular solution of their early days...but that time has come and gone, and so should the requirement to use them. Make it an available choice and then let the designers and engineers address the race car package as they see fit. Blah blah blah...

 

Anyone else notice the ad on the billboard in the tunnel during the race: Disney + F1, 2026

 

No fans deserve actual racing. Opportunity to race, pass and use strategy. This race was utterly artificial and even drivers are saying that. Sainz has been not complimentary at all with measured input as to not upset the FIA Dictator. The race was total sheeeet.

 

Williams drivers sorry for 'manipulation' of F1's Monaco GP
Williams drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz have expressed their regret that F1's mandatory two-stop strategy experiment at the Monaco GP descended into "manipulation"

Other teams are about as excited. This was a big low for F1 as a series. Pathetic.

 

I don't know how you "fix" Monaco other that making it an exhibition race and throw away all the normal rules. Like reverse order, split racing sessions, etc.

 

Look at what happened at Indy today and you understand why refueling isn't ever coming back in F1.

 

The track is too small for the current cars, the logical decision would be to make a choice - either define new regulations to get cars suitable for this track, or drop the race from the calendar.
But as long as money is made because it has become a lifestyle event, the racing may not be a priority.

 

I actually don't think the track is too small. There's no long straights for passing. You can't remove the Nouvelle Chicane as it would be too dangerous at Tabac.

Remember they put in the swimming pool in the mid 70's. This isn't the same track they ran on in the 60's.

 

When team principles and drivers are tossing your own series under a bus - you have to get back to common sense when money is being made easily! F1 doesnt have a money problem but a 'racing' one after today.

"Maybe throw bananas" - why Verstappen felt F1's Monaco GP pitstop rule was like Mario Kart


Williams team boss James Vowles was uncomfortable enough with the optics he even admitted live on TV that this "isn't the way I like to go racing".--

 

Years back, someone proposed lengthening the course by adding a loop on the new landfill area at the south/west terminus of the track. Did that ever gain any support? Creating one actual passing zone would at least add some interest, perhaps. Even with a push-to-pass, the cars are just too large for the current course, I think. Mandating a first stop early in the race might just move the cheese re stalling strategies we saw today. With all the messiness, I am a little surprised that Yuki didn’t “crash” into a wall to help Max stay in first.

 

Glad McLaren won but stupid race. No overtakes at all. Get rid of this thing.

 

I often wondered if you literally picked up the track and dropped it outside a city where you could have adequate run off space if it might be still a darn good track. For sure some of the corners are too tight but its the lack of long straights and more sweeping curves that hurt it with passing.

 

Go there in person. You'll disagree.

 

Keep Monaco as an International Historic Racing weekend; it's perfect for that.
Located where it is, Monaco would still bring plenty of people like Goodwood does, and make money for the Principality.
Monaco is fine as a social event attracting celebrities and motor racing enthusiasts to watch moderate racing.
But please, don't put it on the calendar of the World Championship.

 

Yes, there are several ideas to make the circuit longer, by using reclaimed land in the new marina section, and near Portier too.
But the track would still be too narrow in the portions that already exist; you cannot push the walls to make it wider.
Also, a new pit lane would have to be built somewhere on the new portions you are talking about; the present one is a joke.

 

I am very happy to see Leclerc on the podium, but this race was a joke. There shouldn't be a race here each year, probably once every 2 years is a best option.

 

Nice analysis by Russell about today and passing in Monaco. Lets stop calling it a race as its not any longer and has been race poor for years. Todays idiocy should be a catalyst for change.
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/i-didnt-really-care-george-russell-defends-illegal-albon-pass/#disqus_thread

--Russell said Mercedes’ analysis suggested a Formula 2 car would be able to hold off an F1 car around Monaco now.

“Driving four seconds off the pace here is dead easy, Our strategist said anything less than three seconds pace advantage is a zero percent chance of an overtake. You need 4.5 seconds for a 50% chance of an overtake,” he explained.

“So you could effectively put an F2 car out there and they’ve got a chance of holding up an F1 car."--

He added this as well -
He also pondered removing the racing element of the Monaco GP altogether.

“For all of the drivers, qualifying’s the most exhilarating moment of the weekend. Do we accept that there should be no race and it's a qualifying race?” Russell wondered.

“One on Saturday, one on Sunday, and the guy who qualifies on pole gets some points and gets a little trophy and the one on Sunday gets some more points.

“Because that’s [qualifying] what we love most and I think that’s what you guys enjoy watching the most.

“And 99% of the other people in Monaco are here sipping champagne on a yacht so they don’t really care.”

 

A lot of complaining about Monaco, but who would turn down the chance to go if presented to them?

 

Yes, let's turn Monaco into a circus like Las Vegas and Miami, where racing gets second stage.

Liberty knows how to do that !!! Lol

We will fix the entry tickets and the price of hamburgers later. Lol

 

I would !!! Monaco doesn't attract me the least. Not my scene at all.