Questions and answers about the Monaco Grand Prix

Monte Carlo (SID) What's up? The sixth race of the Formula 1 season takes place on Sunday (15.10:3,337 p.m./RTL) in the urban canyons of Monte Carlo. It goes up and down over 1 kilometers, with run-off zones. The sixth race of the Formula 15.10 season takes place on Sunday (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m./RTL) in the urban canyons of Monte Carlo. it not. Behind the guard rails lurk the curb, a concrete wall or the harbor basin. The jet set is celebrating all around. Like every year on the last weekend in May, the rich and famous go wild in the casino, the bars or on their yachts. The next duel between Sebastian Vettel in a Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes will take place on this stage - as long as no one intervenes between the two four-time world champions. Who is favorite? In Formula 1 this year it is often said that three teams can win. This may apply more than ever to Monaco. Constructors' world champion Mercedes with top star Hamilton is on the rise after two victories in a row, but experienced a horror weekend on the Cote d'Azur last year. Vettel and Ferrari started the season extremely strong and actually could have won the first four races if they didn't have to. Then came the inexplicable collapse in Barcelona. The question now is: Was it an industrial accident or the harbinger of a real crisis? Because the two top teams are worried, Red Bull's hour could come in Monaco - of all places at the Brause racing team's 250th Grand Prix. The winding course suits the car, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen showed their speed with the RB14 in training. However, qualifying was the Red Bull duo's drawback this season. And winning in Monaco from outside the front row of the grid is almost magical. Could someone completely different win? Even that cannot be ruled out. Monaco is always good for surprises. The track hardly allows for any mistakes, so the safety car probability is quite high. The weather forecasters are also expecting a few drops of rain towards the weekend. It doesn't have to be as crazy as it was in 1996, when only three cars reached the finish and Frenchman Oliver Panis won his only Grand Prix victory. Who else should you pay attention to? For the first time in 24 years, a local is at the start again. Although many drivers traditionally live in the principality - because of the beautiful weather and, not least, the low taxes - the 20-year-old Sauber rookie Charles Leclerc was actually born in Monaco, his parents' house is near the finish line. The last Monegasque before him was Olivier Beretta in 1994. While he only competed in nine races in the premier class, Leclerc is already being considered as a future Ferrari driver. According to his own statement, Romain Grosjean also has the dream of a cockpit at Scuderia. But the Frenchman is the number one crash pilot this season. Most recently in Barcelona he incurred the wrath of Nico Hülkenberg ("Fly Catcher") after he sent the Renault driver from Emmerich out of bounds when he spun.

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Questions and answers about the Monaco Grand Prix

The sixth race of the Formula 1 season takes place on Sunday (15.10:XNUMX p.m.) in the urban canyons of Monte Carlo

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