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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc
Is it the " crown jewel " as a social event or as a race event ? To me there is a big difference . I have no problem with it as a social event. The million dollar yachts , hot bikini babes , celebrities and parties it's a social event.
But as a race venue ? In it's current configuration and the physical size of the cars it is basically follow the leader . There is an occasional pass for position but for me the " race " is a yawner .
Tradition: very valuable to have and save. I am for it . Can the track be widened in sections to have space for passing ? Don't know. But it should be looked into . Or maybe F1 just says it is a social event and keep on rocking ��
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Can you name an F1 venue that is not a social event? I can. Jerez. Hockenheim. That's why no one wanted to go. You have to have butts in seats. "oh it was greedy Bernie", you'll say. No, well can you tell me that ticket prices have gone down in the past 5 years?
The narrow streets of Monaco, or Azerbaijan for that matter are part of the allure. How many F1 World champions have dnf'ed out of Monaco? Yup. That's why it's an accomplishment to win at Monaco. And it's a total scrum from P2 on back. This business that it's not real racing - would you tell Leclerc that every time he didn't make it to the checkered flag he was not really racing?
There have probably been a million suggestions to hit the "Easy" button and make the streets of Monaco wider. But to say that is to misunderstand the spectacle of it all. It's chaotic. It's insane. And it's totally awesome.