Monaco: Raw Talent or Pure Luck
Monaco is up & running and wild enthusiasm is expected for amongst the fans this year. While McLaren driver Jenson Button anticipates his qualification in the Monaco Grand Prix, his team-mate Lewis Hamilton is predicting that apart from the intense rivalry this year, there will be more crashes than average.
The battle he said would definitely take place on the two mile long Monte-Carlo circuit where dangerous accidents are expected. There would be a couple of reasons for the accident prone circuit in Monaco. For instance, new teams like Virgin and Hispania Racing are sure to start the race with a slow and steady approach. This means that when veteran drivers will be high up in the lane, there would be a chance that they would meet them again at the back. With frustration raging and adrenaline racing, dangerous consequences are sure to rise.
Button remarked on the topic by saying, “We’ve got to hammer it round. I don’t think we can back off, we have to stay on it because that might be the quickest lap we do.”
The rookies that go slow will definitely be the last ones to cross the first qualifying round and the pros will have to take the advantage for that. For a track such as Monaco, experts believe that McLaren would definitely have the edge on other drivers. Button, who’s starting is impeccable and is in the form of his life is expected to take it out with his new and improved car.
While talking to reports, he humbly said, “It’s the same for all of us. Some of us will get lucky, some of us won’t. You can’t do much about it now. That’s the way it is. It will be tricky in Q1, but I'm sure we’ll cope. A few of us will be angry and unhappy at the end of Q1, but we all have to deal with the same situation.”
But on the issue of rough and callous driving, he did agree with Hamilton and said, “There are going to be a lot of people asking for penalties I think.”
There are players from teams other than McLaren who are concerned about the expected rash in the race. Jarno Trulli, the 2004 winner of Monaco Grand Prix stated, “We're all going to have a lot of traffic. It's a question of luck because maybe a quicker car slows down in front of me whilst I'm on a quick lap and I'm hindered. On the other hand, maybe I'm on a quick lap, but not quick enough for a faster car which is probably four or five seconds (per lap) quicker than me.”
His statements on the issue are indeed correct and in both the possible scenarios, there is going to be a hefty load to squeeze through the lanes. This will be made even more difficult due to the fact that the number of cars has increased from 24 to 26.
The victory at Monaco will in essence be defined by a fast lap. Whichever driver gets it going with high speeds will be the eventual winner. Fans believe that the win at Monaco will either be dependent on pure luck or raw skill. Either the racer’s luck cards will come into action or an extremely talented driver will overcome the hurdles for victory.
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