Monaco Critical Race for Red Bull’s Rivals

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Published: May 12, 2010

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There is no respite for the F1 circus this weekend as we head straight to the streets of Monte-Carlo for the Monaco GP.

The track certainly couldn’t be any more different than Catalunya if it tried. The two tracks are at the opposite ends of the F1 circuit spectrum.

Whereas Catalunya has fast and long corners, Monaco is full of twists and slow fiddly corners. Also unlike Catalunya, the drivers can have a big influence on the lap time.

The Spanish GP gave the cars a thorough test on their aerodynamic efficiency. With no fast corners in Monaco, aerodynamic efficiency is much less important. For a car to go well around the principality, you need a car that is nimble and very strong mechanically.

Spain was an important race as we got the first real indication of what the pecking order could be for the rest of the season. It appeared that Red Bull took another step forward, as opposed to falling back, with their stunning pace in qualifying. This has now made Red Bull’s position as championship favourites much firmer than it was before.

Can they be stopped? At least despite their pace they aren’t leading either championship, which will be a big comfort to everybody else.

Stefano Domenicali says improving the downforce is key to catching Red Bull, "We don't have to over-react to that, but it is something that we need to look at very carefully. They [Red Bull Racing] have improved the efficiency of their car, so they are doing a very good job.”

The first key question will be can they repeat their Spanish GP pace at Monaco, a track with completely different characteristics?

Let’s remember that this is a track where they struggled last season with Sebastien Vettel only qualifying fourth on a light fuel load, and crashing in the race, and Mark Webber only managing to finish fifth.

In recent times, the Red Bulls have completely destroyed ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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