I don't know about living there, but I've followed Formula 1 for almost 50 years and the Monaco F1 Grand Prix circuit is one of the last of the true classic circuits left.
I personally don't like the Monaco GP due to how big the cars have become making it (nearly) impossible to pass. Still you are correct it definitely is a classic race.
Monaco, Spa, Suzuka, and Monza are some of the best and most iconic tracks in the world.
>I personally don't like the Monaco GP due to how big the cars have become making it (nearly) impossible to pass.
Believe it or not, a modern Formula 1 car has basically the same footprint as a Chevrolet Tahoe
A 2022 Formula 1 car was 5.5 meters, and 2.0 meters in width. Or 11.00 m². By comparison, a 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe is 5.35m in length, and 2.06m in width. Or 11.02 m².
Sure, they only weigh 800kg (1760lbs), but we're basically racing full-size body-on-frame SUVs at this point. I guess we can be glad they're not yet the size of a Suburban, but yikes.
Winners were made by the best-qualifying racer’s team simply being ill prepared to service their car. Other factors are accidents and weather conditions that could possibly destroy what would otherwise be a perfect strategy.
Personally, I feel no race in Monaco was boring until you can actually say nothing really interesting happened in hindsight. But the race itself always has me at the edge of my seat no matter if there’s a chance to have excited talks around the water cooler on Monday.
FIA and F1 are trying to make them smaller and lighter in the 2026 rules.
Really hard thing to do without making the cars less safe as the modern crash structures are one do the main reasons for the size.
The plan is also to remove MGU-h (waste engine heat to electricity) and add active aero while still keeping the cars roughly as fast as current regulation ones.
