US EditionA Mundane Monaco? Drivers Debate Attempt to Spice up F1’s Classic Race
- The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix took place on May 25 on the narrow streets of the Mediterranean principality and sparked debate among drivers and teams.
- A new regulation mandating two pit stops was introduced to encourage more overtaking, but the attempt failed to increase the excitement of the race due to Monaco’s narrow and twisty layout.
- Drivers including Charles Leclerc, George Russell, and Lando Norris acknowledged Monaco's unique challenges while discussing possible tweaks, but many remained skeptical about making significant changes.
- Max Verstappen, the reigning champion, remarked that regardless of any creative rule changes, the physical size of F1 cars makes overtaking extremely difficult on the narrow layout of the street circuit.
- The race remained slow with most cars locked in procession, confirming continued difficulty in improving overtaking, and the debate on how to enhance Monaco's spectacle persisted into the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.
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Washington Top News
A mundane Monaco? Drivers debate attempt to spice up F1’s classic race
MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Formula 1’s hangover from a not-so-successful experiment to spice up another slow Monaco Grand Prix was still being felt in Spain this weekend. A rule change requiring two pit stops was aimed at shaking up the Monaco GP, which offers scant chance of cars overtaking on the narrow and sinuous streets of the Mediterranean principality. But the move didn’t produce the desired result, with most cars locked in a slow procession …
Winnipeg Free Press
A mundane Monaco? Drivers debate attempt to spice up F1's classic race
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
What F1 drivers think of Monaco GP track change proposals
The Monaco Grand Prix has, to quote George Russell (who in turn was paraphrasing Fernando Alonso), "always been the same" when it comes to a lack of overtaking opportunities in the Formula 1 race itself.Still, that doesn't mean efforts to improve the spectacle are without merit, and proposals from ex-F1 driver Alex Wurz to adjust the circuit to make it more conducive to overtaking have been widely praised - and built upon - by the current crop o…
Alex Albon backs Monaco F1 track change proposal, suggests increased DRS
Alex Albon has voiced strong support for former Formula 1 driver Alexander Wurz’s Monaco layout proposals, describing them as “sensible” and advocating for additional DRS zones to enhance overtaking. The GPDA chairman released a video on X detailing specific changes to the track he would make to improve the standard of racing around the streets of Monte Carlo. After attempts to spice up the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix with a mandatory two-stop race f…
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