Formula 1, Monaco Grand Prix
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Formula 1’s hangover from a not-so-successful experiment to spice up another slow Monaco Grand Prix was still being felt at the next race in Spain this weekend.
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Although native-Monegasque Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc tried to temper expectations for the weekend, the Ferraris were in a good place in Monaco. With no fast corners, the team could run the car low to the ground without risking a penalty, and this year's car excels at low-speed corners, of which Monaco has plenty.
Because overtaking is rare, the race can be dull. So the sport has ruled that two pit stops are now mandatory in a bid to spice things up.
The one thing learned from the FIA’s mandatory two-pitstop rule at Monaco on May 25th, is that it didn’t make the intended impact on the race.
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F1, the FIA and the 10 teams agreed to introduce two mandatory stops for this year’s Grand Prix to try and improve the on-track spectacle.
Charles Leclerc has admitted that Ferrari has to "reset our expectations" going into Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix after his