Pete Conway
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Monaco used to be great, the cars were smaller and the racing could be exciting, but over the past few decades the cars have put on weight and increased their footprint so much that they can hardly run side by side down the straight, and as we know the bloke on pole has a pretty good chance of staying in front throughout the race.
Thinking about the special races that certain racing other series/categories have got me wondering about Monaco, I don't think a 1.5-2 hour procession is really special enough to be on the F1 calendar and certainly not Special like Dakar is to Rally, Indy 500 to Oval, and Lemans 24 hours to endurance, what if the race were to be upgraded to actually be special instead of fans being told it is and having to suck it up?
What if the race was a 4 or even a 6 hour race with refueling and repairs and a bucket full of points for the finishers and more for the winners, that might mean something to have won at Monaco.
I know, someone will shout "not feasible" and "logistics" but anything is possible if you want it and pay for it... and Monaco certainly isn't short of the money!
Thinking about the special races that certain racing other series/categories have got me wondering about Monaco, I don't think a 1.5-2 hour procession is really special enough to be on the F1 calendar and certainly not Special like Dakar is to Rally, Indy 500 to Oval, and Lemans 24 hours to endurance, what if the race were to be upgraded to actually be special instead of fans being told it is and having to suck it up?
What if the race was a 4 or even a 6 hour race with refueling and repairs and a bucket full of points for the finishers and more for the winners, that might mean something to have won at Monaco.
I know, someone will shout "not feasible" and "logistics" but anything is possible if you want it and pay for it... and Monaco certainly isn't short of the money!