Arguably it succeeded in that task by providing a more dynamic race than the previous year, but with just one legal overtake in 78 laps, the fundamental issue with Monaco as an F1 venue was clear to see.
“You can race here,” reigning champion Max Verstappen said after finishing fourth. We have to install bits on the car and maybe you can throw bananas around! “I appreciate trying something this year for two stops, but clearly it did not work at all. ”
Sainz was driving so slowly at times during Sundays race that he even had the mental capacity to think about how F1 should solve the issue.
“I had time in the car to think about it, because I was driving so slow, behind and in front of people, that I was like, What could we do for this not to be allowed?” Sainz added. Its nothing new, but Horner believes its time to address it head on.
“I think the only way to really encouraging any form of overtaking is trying to create a bit more braking area, either on the exit of the tunnel or Turn 1 if there was any way of creating a longer braking zone somewhere, we should really investigate it,” Horner said. Its an option F1 would likely never adopt and an option purists would likely refuse to accept: double down on qualifying, the one day at Monaco that can never be missed.
“Do we accept that there should be no race?
