In short: Kevin Magnussen believes the Monaco street circuit will feel even narrower with the latest generation of Formula One cars.
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Monaco will feel “smaller” in the cars of 2022 – Magnussen
The latest F1 car will make the Monaco Grand Prix circuit feel even smaller than before, says Magnussen.
F1 cars have been radically overhauled for the 2022 season to encourage closer racing, but have become considerably heavier. Compared to previous generations of Formula One cars that were lighter and narrower than the current ones, Magnussen believes the new cars will be challenged by tight, low-speed curves.
“I think it will look like the track has gotten smaller,” he said. “Visibility is also worse: I haven’t seen many apex this year. So I think it’s going to be harder, obviously. “
Miami commissioners made the right decision with a penalty from Alonso, Schumacher says
Mick Schumacher says he agrees with Fernando Alonso’s time penalty at the Miami Grand Prix to leave the track and gain an advantage.
Alonso was hit with a five-second penalty for cutting a chicanery and leaving Schumacher’s DRS range. Alonso and Alpine were initially critical of the decision, but Alonso said he apologized for accusing the commissioners of “incompetence” after discussing the incident with FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Asked by RaceFans if he agreed with the penalty, Schumacher said: “The commissioners decided that, not me, so I don’t think there’s anything else to say on my part.
“I do not know if the commissioners take it [Alonso breaking his DRS] under consideration. If so, I guess that’s correct in this case. But from my side, again, I can only control my own race and I can’t control what others do. “
Leclerc expects Ferrari to be “very competitive” in wet racing
Charles Leclerc is confident Ferrari will be competitive in the Monaco Grand Prix if it rains during Sunday’s race.
Early forecasts predict a 30% chance of rain on Sunday before the start time of the Formula 1 race. .
“I think we’ve shown that we’re very competitive in Imola in the rain too, so it’s not like I’ve been a little more skeptical in recent years because we never managed to put those wet tires in the right window.” said Leclerc.
“This year we seem to be finding the right window for these tires a bit and it looks like we’re a little more competitive. So I really don’t care.”
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