Why F1 Bosses HATE the Monaco Grand Prix 

I think too many F1 members and officials live there to not get it back, it’s Monaco though as well, they’ve been racing there for nearly 100 years, they won’t get rid of it

They can get it back easily, they will just have to compromise. F1 doesn't wanna drop it. They just don't like it the way things are now.

Never if Liberty are in charge

people are speculating as to why the miami track was added to show it's not just monaco they can use to attract new sponsorships. So, I agree they are willing to drop monaco and may consider adding the track back in 2026 when the reg changes car sizes to smaller ones.

Ok good luck with that

That Alonso adventure was nothing but embarrassing for the sport. Dude was cruising around and not racing. The whole sport lost its meaning right there. Monaco out

@@avssify Yet, Pierre Gasly's two overtakes shows that overtaking can happen on the track. Make no mistake, I think some track changes would be great for the Monaco GP, but it doesn't need to be binned entirely.

@@FrPeterJShaw Yeah you need massive tire advantage to overtake which is rare.

@@frankreynolds9930 True enough. Let's also be honest: track isn't the real reason the Monaco GP's future is up in the air. It's all about money. Same reason why there's no German GP...

@@FrPeterJShaw Gasly's pace was also 5-6 seconds a lap faster on a different tire compound and he passed Zhou, a rookie. Also, that 5-6 seconds/lap pace differential was a bigger gap in pace than what Alonso was doing at the end when he was just cruising slowly going 4 seconds slower than the drivers at the front. Aside from that, I don't think there were many actual passes.

Definitely Hockenheim. My all time favorite

Miss Sepang! Great circuit

i would love to see hockenheim back in f1

Given how successful the Marina Bay Street Circuit has been, I'm pretty sure that Malaysia would want to host an F1 race in Sepang

Why not many people interested in Nürburgring?

Probably the best time to hold the race is in May.

Spain isn't that far away. I would be set for a European leg Portimao, Spain, France, Monaco, Imola back to back to back. We've all seen what a drag the middle east leg of the race is with 3 to finish last season and 2 to start this season.

What? The "europe" part of the season is literally during the summer dude. European races would be held during the summer months...

Huh u and me think alike very much an entitled child

Agreed. I've been watching F1 since the early 90s, and the last couple of years I've given up on watching the monaco GP itself (still watch the highlights after, though). The race itself is mostly a snooze fest. Qualifying, though, is still exciting to watch. Nothing quite like a driver on the absolute edge around the streets of monaco

What happened to matt

@@rolmops883 That's why I say they turn it into a time trial style event for reduced points.

@@noahgreaser1213 He's on holiday I think

FOM really needs to take charge of the TV cameras/direction. The last few years have been atrocious. This would be the bare minimum for me to continue to host at Monaco. Besides that I think Monaco should supply Fiat 500s to every driver - ensuring they are all equal - and the driver's get to qualify in those to establish grid position. ;)

Since 1950, only 10 times has the race been won by a driver starting lower than third.

Disagreed. If they let this race start in the rain it would have been a master show of skill

Quali is all there is in this shitfest, it's the pinnacle of glamourous boredom and vanity

@@elwelcom Who? I think Trintignant, Brabham, Rindt, Patrese, Rosberg, Panis and who?

@@Lucas-qk8lc they did race in the wet. But the risk for teams is way too much to have sent them out in that downpour. This isn’t an open track with run offs

Indy is also extremely boring most of the race... I can meet you in the middle with watching the first 10 laps of Monaco and the last 10 laps of Indy500

*cough* mick schumacher

If Monaco goes then it will open the flood gates for other races to go. Liberty are only interested in one thing and that is to make as much money as possible. GP's willing to cop up the most money will be the ones that will get the races despite what type of racing it will produce. Already they are talking that there will be 3 races in the US just on itself. F1 will end up being a reality TV show and not a sport.

It's hard to make that argument for spa while at the same time making the argument against monaco. Don't get me wrong spot it's a much much better race but taking out any sentimentality both of them aren't the best race tracks.

@@Caiphex Spa is the prefered race by the driver since years. There is a mix of race thrill, history, landscape and feature (raidillon) that is awesome ! But I may be biased since I'm Belgian

@@Caiphex Not really. Only 1 of the criticisms levelled against Monaco also applies to Spa but to a much lesser extent. Spa doesn't always provide the best races but there's still enough overtaking places that you can't drive around 3s of the pace or without a MGU-K (and therefore 25% less power) and still not get overtaken. No one expects brilliant races every time, just a track where overtakes are actually possible without a gigantic pace advantage like Gasly had.

Life keep changing.. What must go just let it go

Blev också smått fundersam när jag såg det 😂 04:57

I was not the only one to notice that😆😂

What did you expect from this channel, journalistic integrity? WTF1 is yellow press.

Like most of their clips and backgrounds, it'll mostly be made up of stock images and videos. They probably just looked for "public transport" and picked one at random.

@@stephen9894 exactly.

Agreed... really enjoyed her narration.

@@soundscape26 tbh I didn't. way too mellow

@@ISirSmoke That's probably because we are used to Matt's more lively delivery. Katy chose, and well, not to try and emulate him.

@@soundscape26 simp

I find Matt to be way over the top, and I like that about him but not in every circumstance. Katy is very easy to listen to and is pretty knowledgeable

I agree that would be a fantastic way to keep the Monaco GP and bring it up to date by adding something new and unique, not sure how realistic or practical it is though. F1 can't get Monaco to pay the going rate for the race let alone make the kind of investment a plan like that would take.

I'll agree that it is time to update the circuit and make room for more dynamic racing, however Monaco is the most unique circuit on the calendar. None of the other street or faux street circuits are like it. The main problem with better opportunities for overtaking is all the street in Monaco are too narrow and there really isn't room to add wider streets or a track section, at least not without a lot of effort for a once yearly event. It is used for other races like Formula E but nothing close to racing importance. I would hate to see the Monaco GP go because of its history and iconic cache' but in fairness it is kind of like an old school iconic stadium whose time has passed. Like the old Yankee Stadium. Maybe with the French GP seeming to being going away a track should be built just outside Monaco. FIA's willingness to give up the French GP should be eye opening for Monaco if it really wants to keep the GP. Maybe if they can deal with that much elevation change have it dip down into part of the city in a sort of track/city or road/city hybrid. Right now as it is Q3 is the most exciting part of the weekend as pole is realistically only broken by P1 screwing up or having a DNF. Another issue is with grand stands, there's very limited room for them. Fewest seats on the tour translates into lower revenue. Something like 80% of spectators watch from windows and balconies along the route.

Good suggestion but not fiscally responsible. They won’t see a return on a tens of millions investment such as this.

there's 20 other tracks where overtakes can happen, you can live with monaco

She's boring as hell, gives you no space and all she cares about is her yacht and white chinos.

There's no PASSING because of the regulations from F1. That's the biggest problem with F1, it's so regulated that it's barely racing anymore. It's just cars doing laps and allowing others to pass because someone in the pits directs them to, including telling drives who they WILL allow to win races.

​@@babsme6459 there has been more overtaking this season than at the same point on previous years in recent memory. The issue is the circuit is no longer fit for purpose.

@@theMATTY1319 But only due to DRS. That’s not racing. If the Tunnel was a DRS zone you‘d have seen lots of passes. We need cars where slipstream is the biggest thing and if you need a gimmick to pass bring something like PTP from Indy

@@theMATTY1319 F1 is boring as dirt! Most PASSING happens only with permission of the pits. And until people like you that are defending this travesty of "competition" actually condemn someone int the pits making the calls on whether people can pass each other, or order others to allow someonet to pass them , or even control who wins races, then y9u're simply part of the problem!

@@eggselent9814 drs in tunnel will be dangerous, its really narrow and blind, also there's discarded rubber off-line

Where is Matt??

@@ShadowRacing on a holiday

@@ShadowRacing on holiday!

@@ForzaPolska06 oh. How long for?

@@ShadowRacing no idea I'm not really following it

Yeah vast knowlege here. You are truly a motosport enthusiast arent you? Monaco psss it is nothing just france doing stuff eeh do you agree? You know i am so impressed i that i will share this thought with all my friends.

And you should know we love as you are

Monaco is really exciting and challenging for the drivers. There’s no other track this unforgiving, one tiny mistake and it’s all over. But unless there is a big crash that thrill from the driver doesn’t translate well to TV.

The drivers usually love it because it's a challenge for them. And the setting is unique. That's about it.

for le mans, does the LMP and LM hypercar class fit within your "sports car" definition?

Yea bc the rulemakers decided for 2017 to just make the cars wide asf

Yep! 1 hour race, more like 1 hour of traffic jam

@@ariqhaidar7261 Well everyone wanted faster cars and they got em.

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks ^ this. Lesson learned, be careful what you wish for ladies and gents

@Microsoftlag2.0 but still wide. Thats the problem

It was horrible coverage ffs, missed so many key moments

It’s so boring to watch… so so boring. No one wants to watch cars just follow each other. The cars are too wide for the circuit and it’s been that way for years….

I will never watch f1 again if monaco is cut

I like how the first two replies to this comment is showing the *Duality* of F1 fan

@@drewp.weiner2473 good for you, you are in the minority. Only people griping about keeping it is for “the history”. F1 has changed since 1950, as has nearly every circuit, why can’t Monaco? They need F1 more than F1 needs them.

I get what you're saying, but IndyCar would NOT collapse without the indy 500

I’m south african. But love Monaco. It’s a classic

Monaco still

South African government has already said they will hold an f1 races. They have asked the FIA to wait till they have no humanity issue first. Basically, the government wants to fix the problems it has on the inside before selling it self to the rest of the world.

I'd like to see a race in Egypt and some other areas of North Africa some day. I know that WRC races in Kenya which feckin rocks.

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks that I'm sorry to say will not happen. Not a big enough fanbase and they can't afford the cost.

Quality on Saturday with F1 cars, race on Sunday with go-karts. And make Monaco the retro livery GP.

Who is this "they" you speak of? The whole issue is that F1 doesnt have control to make any changes.. your idea, regardless of if its good or not (bit boring ngl), doesnt matter, it'll never get through the Monaco Race Directors. f1 might like it, but they dont like a lot of how Monaco is ran etc.. so its just another thing to add to the pile of "yea, sounds good.. oh wait.. they said no"

Make it another Goodwood Festival of Speed. I'm down with that.

@@TheAngryDwarfff they = every party involved in the organizing of the event, I know this would never happen, the ACM are a bunch of limp dick old crusty and visionless bastards that would never agree to this even if it meant something better for F1, these kinds of bastards are so attached to traditions they rather see everything go to ruins than to adapt, just like Ecclestone was with how he managed F1 before Liberty Media took over, they rather see it die than adapt.

@@ManualsRBetter already exists. Its called the Monaco GP historic

i dont think monoco is that expensive like it expensive to stay in monoco yes you don't have to, plus easier to get to then paul ricard full week grandstand tickets are like €900. I've a few friends that went a few years ago they parked about a hour away and walked. like not more expensive the ticket to mami or circuit of Americas. at least you get closer to the cars in circuit of Americas your about a mile away from the cars.

I get the street circuit but doesnt middle east sounds exciting ?

isnt Monaco a boring street circuit?

@@edofluit6568 thats the irony he's mentioning, he's saying its better to keep a historic boring race than bring in a modern boring race

Or they could come back to Indy. Not a street race there.

@@Ceece20 Or go to Kyalami, or Sepang, or heck go back to Watkins Glen.

We have plenty of history. Spa, Silverstone, Monza being the big 3. Imola, Brazil, Austria, Suzuka are sort of in the history books. Spain tho boring is still technically a historic track. Personally, a fun race in a historic track is only slightly epic as a fun race in the Middle East. People watch F1 nowadays for the racing, not the history.

@@hdr_diamondz as I said there is no denying the fact that it's a procession but we can maybe look to change the layout....btw only Monza has hosted more races than Monaco. It holds a lot of significance like how we see graham hill and Ayrton Senna

I feel the opposite way. They should change their track DRAMATICALLY if they want to stay in the F1 personally. It's so boring watching F1 cars go around like civilians vehicles and not overtaking.

Qualy in Monaco is the EVENT of the weekend. Love it!

@@veryfastride Yes but race is very boring

From the 60s yeah, glad you say that. Going smaller won't help, no one has won in dry conditions outside of the top 3, since 1985. The smaller cars 10 years ago, made no difference

Also... Monaco is ICONIC they can not get rid of this track

And you never will either. To be able to get nostalgic about racing in Monaco, you need to go back and watch some of the old races there. 1982, when no one seemed to be able to win, and a car that spun out of the race ended up winning. Or some of the really old ones from the 60s when the cars actually fit, AND had room to race on the streets. Honestly, the cars are FAR too big to race there anymore, but it is literally one of the crown jewel races. I don't see it going anywhere. People have been whining about Monaco since the 90s at least. I was too young to know what else was being said in the 80s, so I just watched, and enjoyed.

I've been watching the sport since before Senna died but I have zero nostalgia for the GP. The qualifying is always interesting but the race is a Sunday nap after the start.

The thing that gets me excited about Monaco was it's the only street track in the calendar, with super tight tracks. But now we have a lot more city tracks and they have proven to be more entertaining than Monaco (Hello, Baku). Monaco kinda lost its charm there of being the only city track to just another city track that is difficult to overtake.

So please dont say things if you dont mind

Its not about the historic, it’s about appreciating how close to the walls drivers must be for 70 laps, it’s pure art, you wouldn’t handle even the first two corners, that’s why Monaco is special, not the history but the talent you should place there to win

They should take turns... this way everybody would be happy.

Liberty is just telling monaco how unimportant they really are in todays age, sometimes tough love is needed if you want change to happen and liberty can very easily deliver the tough decision

Found the American

What's so different about the qualifying there? Only thing I see is crash and red flags not letting people finish their lap.

But basically every year. Someone gets pole on the first run. Then causes a yellow or red on the second run to keep it.

@@jacksonsilva4409 the high risk : high reward of quali at Monaco is what makes it great imo. Those walls are tight!

It's about more than the cars though. I guess countries should be allowed to use sponsors of their own but like they said, when the cameras are mostly interested in selling something other than the race then the problems get worse. It really is a poor viewing spectacle in many ways. I think it should go myself.

i thought f1 cars now are bigger than before

The thing is, if Monaco goes out it will likely be filled with a de facto slave state paying for people to forget what they do.

@@Fonetiker Sadly that is the most probable outcome if Monaco is out, F1 has become greedy AF.

*AGREE!* Turkish Grand Prix permanently, German Grand Prix rotation between Nürburgring GP-Strecke and Hockenheimring. 🇹🇷🇩🇪

@@Insoma f1 use to give out awards for the drive with most overtakes in one season. They stopped doing it because no driver ever won it. In one full season in the 90s only one overtake was recorded on track. Is Monaco really that bad when you look at details like that

I agree but the only problem is that Sebring is possibly the bumpiest track in the us that holds televised races

Exactly, maybe they just need to stick with the historic gp as well as the formula e race. I think F1 has become too big and needs to move on.

It needs to stay? Then they should try to be more fun than a track where overtaking is virtually impossible and has its own exclusive privileges.