In Monaco, qualifying is much more important than usual. With super tight competition this year, the teams become dizzy to determine the strategy. What to do?
GRAND Prix Monaco was not usual grand prix. Nearly no-passing in the narrow street circuit is. If you want to win, must reach the start position in front, and hope does not have a problem when the race is on.
In history of Monaco GP, the winner almost always arises from the position of the big five. Only once the winner appear from the upper of 10th start position. Namely in 1996, when the rain "disrupt" race, only three cars that are able to reach the finis.
It was Olivier Panis won after start from position 12, driving Ligier-Mugen Honda.
This year, the competition in Formula 1 more strict than usual. And it makes a headache for the team to face the qualifying in Monaco.
If you take too much fuel, at start will bring the car little bit down. Consequently, it can be stuck behind the other slower competitors.
If you take too little fuel, the car can start from the pole. But, if too early to pit stop, the car can get stuck behind a slower competitor. The situation becomes worse if the car were trapped behind the competitors who take full fuel, will only stop once. If so, can be stuck up to half of the race!
The above situation occurs when the drivers have passing the 3rd sessions qualifying. The problem is, to pass until that stage are not easy. The narrow circuits that can trigger the occurrence of “traffic density” in the first and second sessions.
Cars that should be the fastest could be failed to pass becasue of bad luck, stuck behind other cars more slowly.
Not a headache? Before qualifying this day, the participants actually have to have the planning well. Not only Plan A, also Plan B, C, D, or even Plan E, if the situation may change at any time.
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