Monaco Grand Prix: George Russell proposes to replace a race with qualified competition
Formula 1 was thinking of many years, if a distinctly rich world, problem after weekend sun, champagne and fast cars that go more slowly than usual: How to do Monaco Grand Prix More Racing?
The Sunday annual procession around Monte Carlo has served 78 laps without overing and drivers – faced with a new challenge of another mandatory Pitstop – driving tactical to achieve points.
Monaco was never great excessive, with an anachronistic narrow and twisted schedule that returns several if any opportunities for today’s larger and heavier cars and the slowest is on the 24-runner calendar.
There was still a lot of suggestions for what could be done to spice things without doing all too artificial.
They ranged from the minimalist – just accept Monaco for what is and enjoy the atmosphere – to process a song or modify cars.
“We definitely need to have really thinking about what a solution here in Monaco” said Mercedes’ George Russell After a frustrating afternoon after Williams’ Alex Albon And Carlos Sainz without finding the path of the past.
“I appreciate trying something this year on two rates. Clearly didn’t work at all.”
Russell mentioned the qualifying competition – one on Saturday, and the other on Sunday with points for both – as an alternative even trying to have a race, move that would certainly offend the puči.
“I think that’s what you enjoy watching the most,” He said. “And 99% of other people in Monaco are here sipping champagne on yachts, so they don’t really care about them.”
Red Bull Dinal Christian Horner pointed to the change around the port over the years – building and land taken from the sea – and felt that time to expose first ruptured in 1929. years. Years.
“I think everything has to move over time, ultimately, isn’t it?” He said.
“It’s an iconic circle that, if you look at how Monaco changed and how many countries have returned (from the sea) in 72 performances here, I don’t think you should do too much.
“It just needs to be one area you can have too heavy.”
Mercedes Team Boss Toto Wolff said that maybe the solution could be found by adjusting the regulations, not to seek Monaco to change.
“This is such a great party. We had full torments. There are viewers everywhere on the terraces and on board. Many spectacle, victory and dining,” He said Austrian.
“Saturday is the day when the sport comes to life. We have tried something on Sunday, it failed and maybe for the next year we need to find some regulations that we may need to define maximum time in a circle, so it is certainly determined.
“For sports, just on Sundays, we can do better and we can think of something.”