F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were not enough

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The problem was the new bitumen which was apparently not strong enough and started to deteriorate under the car’s tires. First, we had a safety car when Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin went into the barrier on lap 60, then a red flag – stopping the race – when it happened to Leclerc’s Ferrari on lap 65. Leclerc criticized the poor brakes on his car because of his accident, but the fact that the left front wheel had a broken tire appears to be the reason for his going down.

Since 2004, more than 70 percent of Monaco Grands Prix have been won in the title.

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After the race organizers were satisfied that the problem was not getting worse, the race resumed with another stop. It seems that Mercedes’ poverty is a thing of the past; in Canada and now in Monaco, Antonelli has repeatedly left the line without losing the titles, which happened regularly during the first four Grands Prix of the year. Once again, he raced through the air, finishing the race 6.2 seconds ahead of Hamilton, who claimed his 10th Monaco podium, equaling Ayrton Senna’s record.

Hamilton is now second in the championship, too; George Russell fell to third in the points due to a penalty that saw him finish 12th. Russell was one of several drivers (including Hamilton) who received pit stop penalties for speeding on pit road. The problem? Drivers are taking a slightly different line on pit road to avoid the Cadillac pit box.

Although their cars did not exceed the pit limit of 60 km / h, F1 uses fixed time loops in the track and transponders in the cars to determine the speed of the pit, avoiding the Cadillac box. he made a short cut which resulted in penalties for several drivers, some up to 0.1 km/h over the limit. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly may have felt the worst – he beat Lando Norris’s McLaren early in the race and was lying in third place at the end, before his time penalty dropped him to 7th.