F1 2024 Monaco Pre-Race Thread

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Been practicing the track in my SF70 in AC

 

Hope Charles get a podium, at least. Afterall its his home town.

 

Well its all about qualy here. Certainly not normally the race...........

 

Since top speed doesn’t matter when’re F error I has been hurting, hopefully Ferrari has better aero and mechanical grip than the others for a win!

 

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Great pics! Thanks

 

What the heck happened….lol… meant to type ….where Ferrari has been hurting…… wish we could edit posts on this forum…Geesh!

 

'Future of Monaco GP under pressure again with this Liberty Media demand'
'Future of Monaco GP under pressure again with this Liberty Media demand' (gpblog.com)

Monaco pays the lowest entrance fee of all 24 Grands Prix on the F1 calendar. Liberty Media wants to raise that amount for the next contract, as the company also knows that the Monaco region massively benefits financially from Formula 1's arrival. Apparently, the US company sees evidence in this that a higher fee is justifiable, although it is not clear what amount Liberty Media has in mind. Both the Formula 1 spokesperson and also the Automobile Club de Monaco - the race organiser - declined to comment when asked.
Monaco has competition from Bangkok
Liberty Media's negotiating position is quite strong. While Monaco is the crown jewel in the F1 calendar, it is certainly not uncontested. Races in the city-state are usually very boring, as overtaking is not possible there. Moreover, there are plenty of candidates eager to host an F1 race, even for a considerably higher fee. Last week, for instance, after a visit to the Imola Grand Prix, a Thai minister said that he was in talks about a race through the streets of Bangkok.

The organisers of the Monaco Grand Prix are known for being conservative. They prefer to change as little as possible about the GP weekend because of the history the race brings with it. Until recently, Monaco also had an exceptional position in terms of TV coverage. Indeed, the principality was allowed to provide their own live coverage, whereas at other races this was done by a permanent Liberty Media team. Only after long discussions did this agreement come to an end.

 

The ultra wealthy of the Shady place for Shady people need to pay more lol. Please refuse so the qualifying GP as it is, can be removed and replaced. Go for the Historics only. This is a GP that has been needing to die for years. Should the drivers be billed as well?? Say 1% of their salaries to offset the cost to the Gambling Prince's "Principality' lol - Liberty see through the facade that is Monaco GP. There are better and more interesting places for F1 to entertain its major sponsors.

 

Using the racing simulator Assetto Corsa (AC), I have been driving the Formula One car known as the Ferrari SF70H (2017 season) around the Monaco Circuit in anticipation of the GP. Cheers

 

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a bit salty, RB?

 

The future of Monaco was perhaps decided when Liberty started to build the Las Vegas GP as their star event, and probably their operation headquarters. Whatever the detractors say , Las Vegas can offers a lot more than Monaco.
To enumerate all the assets the Nevada place has which are better and more up to date than the cramped little town on the Mediteranea, they are numerous: airport, hotels, casinos, entertainment, shopping malls, transports, car parks, eateries, etc ...
Las Vegas will better suit the new F1 audience than Monaco, stuck with its 20th century coterie.
So, I am not surprised to see Monaco being slowly squeezed out of the championship by Liberty. Also, Las Vegas can be fine-tuned in future, its track corrected, its amenities improved if needs be; Monaco cannot do that. For exemple, how long the FIA homologation of the track will last at Monaco ?

 

No there aren't, fake marinas with fake water will never replace Monaco, not for true fans at least. Monaco has had pretty amazing races, and it's one of my favourite races. Liberty has been destroying f.1, they never understood what it was about, and they never will, when something is only driven by profit, it's bound to fail on every other aspect.

 

Current weather forecast for Monaco is fine except for a three-hour period on Saturday morning when storms are a possibility, which I suppose might affect FP3 but should be gone by qualifying.

 

I have an idea for a change to Monaco qualifying which would minimize traffic issues on track. Following a procedure used sometimes by IndyCar, break up Q1 and Q2 into two sessions as follows:

For Q1, split the field into two separate 10-car groups, each of which would get the full time normally allotted to Q1. The first session would be for the drivers currently ranked 11-20 in championship points. The second session would be for those ranked 1-10. When both sessions are finished, the five slowest cars from either session would be dropped and would start 16-20 in the race.

For Q2, follow the same procedure, with each session the full length normally allotted to Q2. The first session would be for the drivers who finished 8-15 in Q1, the second session would be for those who finished 1-7 in Q1. After both sessions, the five slowest remaining cars would be dropped and would start 11-15 in the race.

Then Q3 would be run as usual for the remaining 10 cars. Having 20 cars on a track as restrictive as Monaco, with some cars invariably running slowly at times, is just asking for trouble.

 

That is a damn good idea!

 

It is. That's why they will never do it!

 

This makes so much sense it will never happen!

 

This is fine as long as the weather conditions don't change between the sessions.
If they do, qualifications will become a lottery.

 

Monaco needs single car qualifying.