Threatening to take Monaco out of the F1 calendar is probably a negotiation tool but it can’t be serious. Monaco is one of the three main Motorsport events in the world, the other two being Le Mans and Indianapolis – the unique Triple Crown. Why this Monaco trash-talking from these two chaps who should know better? Why this narrative? Are they correct in a ‘truth hurts’ kind of way?Ī subject like this could not fly by without our TeamTalk panel having a say on it, so we picked everybody’s brains to try to answer the question: How important is Monaco for Formula 1? David Terrien: F1 without Monaco? Are you serious? The first sign of disrespect towards the Monaco Grand Prix was when, around this time last year, a Saudi prince stated ‘his’ venue would be better: “We are very lucky here in this area of the Corniche, it’s still not developed, so this gave us the opportunity to do a street circuit that is fast and thrilling and exciting, so it’s going to beat Monaco.” Renault as long as they avoid any trouble should make it into the top 10.It is not often that this question is posed, as the race around the streets of the Mediterranean municipality has become such a fixture within the F1 circus over the years, that it would be unthinkable that the sports moves away from it.īut with the announcement of the race in Las Vegas in 2023, McLaren CEO Zak Brown got too excited perhaps, and suggested that new venues like Las Vegas, Singapore, and Miami have the potential to become more glamorous than the historic race, while suggesting that the preferential commercial treatment the event gets should not go on, as the American questioned the quality of the show Monaco puts on. Will they get similar rewards in Monaco? We’ll wait to see! They have the new front wing that seemed to make a positive impact on their results. Mercedes, as Hamilton said, could come third. Qualifying is so important and if Red Bull finds clear air, they might just do it. But they were called this last year and Ferrari dominated. Tires might play differently on Sunday in the shade, but we don’t think it’ll be enough to have to much impact on the race.Īs stated earlier, Red Bull is the obvious team to call number 1 this weekend. The consistency should at least help teams find a good balance for each car. Temperatures will remain in the 23c-25c range and no rain is expected to fall. It could get emotional for him.Ĭonstant sunshine is expected to hit the track throughout sessions on Thursday and Saturday. One final note, Charles Leclerc features in his first home Grand Prix. His attacks and fighting talk towards the media have been entertaining, but will he do more entertaining on track? Monaco isn’t the best place to arrive low on confidence, I’m sure his primary focus is to keep it on the black stuff. Romain Grosjean has probably been the trending driver going into the Monaco Grand Prix. His race came to an end after he collided with Pascal Wehrlein at the entrance to the tunnel. Jenson Button made his one-off return whilst Alonso was racing the Indy 500. Hamilton cut his qualifying position in half to finish 7th. Carlos Sainz managed to keep Lewis Hamilton at bay by finishing in 6th.
Daniel Ricciardo was another driver who performed the undercut sneaking past both Bottas and Verstappen. And that was the basic overview for the top 2 on the podium as Vettel went on to win his 3rd race of the season. Vettel stayed out longer than Kimi Raikkonen to perform the undercut on his team-mate. He struggled to get any heat into his tyres and Vandoorne’s crash ruined his final hot lap.
Valtteri Bottas positioned his Mercedes in the 3rd grid box whilst team-mate Lewis Hamilton didn’t make it into Q3. Kimi Raikkonen set a new track record posting a 1:12:178 on the shortest track in the calendar.
Ferrari dominated the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish.
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