Caporegime
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- 18 Oct 2002
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There is a clear issue with how boring Monaco is, both reddit, f1technical and here the race thread is half dead, probably like 90% less posts everywhere about Monaco. No one is really interested in it, it's a race fans simply don't enjoy.
Yes I like seeing a few hot laps, I like seeing them close to the wall but during races you get very few onboard shots, because of the style of track and having buildings in between you have constantly changing camera angles which is so much worse than in car angle. But ultimately for the race they won't be going the same speed, it will be comfortable pace, little to no overtaking and even if the result is unpredictable due to a few car failures it still won't be interesting.
It just doesn't work as a race, it's slightly better when in a regulation period with tires that let you go almost qualifying pace throughout, cars are more likely to push and make mistakes but you still can't easily overtake so still limited by how fast the guy in front wants to go rather than how fast you can go.
Maybe Monaco could be changed into a series of qualifying sessions instead, 3-4 over the weekend with average position determining points, breaking up the sessions slightly into smaller groups, something.
I'd like to see a fun race here, pro F1 drivers all in go karts around this track. Found old vids of Senna, Herbert, Mansell I think and others doing these go karting events, not on f1 tracks though. Just for a one off event seeing these guys playing around in equal go-karts on this tight track would be awesome.
Yes I like seeing a few hot laps, I like seeing them close to the wall but during races you get very few onboard shots, because of the style of track and having buildings in between you have constantly changing camera angles which is so much worse than in car angle. But ultimately for the race they won't be going the same speed, it will be comfortable pace, little to no overtaking and even if the result is unpredictable due to a few car failures it still won't be interesting.
It just doesn't work as a race, it's slightly better when in a regulation period with tires that let you go almost qualifying pace throughout, cars are more likely to push and make mistakes but you still can't easily overtake so still limited by how fast the guy in front wants to go rather than how fast you can go.
Maybe Monaco could be changed into a series of qualifying sessions instead, 3-4 over the weekend with average position determining points, breaking up the sessions slightly into smaller groups, something.
I'd like to see a fun race here, pro F1 drivers all in go karts around this track. Found old vids of Senna, Herbert, Mansell I think and others doing these go karting events, not on f1 tracks though. Just for a one off event seeing these guys playing around in equal go-karts on this tight track would be awesome.
