Kubica Could Be This Year’s Monaco Grand Prix Surprise

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Published: May 14, 2010

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Due to the uniqueness of the Monte-Carlo track, it has had a tendency to produce surprise results most years.

There are a number of reasons why this has been a common theme here including:

The slow nature of the circuit means that aerodynamic efficiency is much less important than at most tracks. Therefore this takes away part of the advantage that the top teams often have. Only Hungary and Singapore come close to matching Monaco’s slow and twisty configuration.

With Armco barriers surrounding most of the layout there is no margin for error, and this often catches out even the best of the best. Due to this the Monaco GP is very often a race of attrition. As a consequence the safety car is often required, which can completely turn the race on its head.

The best drivers can have a huge influence on the lap time unlike the last race in Spain. Perhaps more importantly the track exposes those with weaknesses. It’s no coincidence that the best drivers in F1 history all have a phenomenal record in the principality.

The Monte-Carlo lap is short in length and laptime, which results in bunching up the field.

Backmarkers are harder to deal with in Monaco than at any other track. Some drivers handle this better than others. This can result in surprises in both qualifying, and the race.

Due to the near impossibility of overtaking in Monaco it’s possible for a slower car out of position to comfortably keep a much quicker car behind them.

 

Recent Surprises in Monaco

Probably the biggest shock result Monaco has produced was in 1996 when adding just a few drops of the rain made the immense challenge of tackling the streets of Monte-Carlo even tougher. In that race only four cars finished the race. It was Olivier Panis, starting from 14th on the grid, who won the only race of his career in the Ligier.

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