Was Monaco only boring…. or ‘something is rotten in the state of Formula 1’?.
Really, I had not thought about writing this article until I found this twit:
‘Slower is faster’, said the tortoise to the hare
Then, and after surfing the social media, I found this second one:
When are you asked to go slower? When you and your team are completely sure that nobody is going to overtake you. And how can a team be so sure about this rivals’ lack of interest about either attempting an overtaking? You, my dear reader, can easily imagine the answer.
This ‘agreement’ did not only happen between the two top teams, but almost all positions up to the tenth place. A shame and a mock to the fans and TV viewers. Nevertheless Liberty Media, the FIA and the F1 had little problem about the first ones since most of the F1 new generation lovers seem to be much busier in getting selfies that in paying real attention to what the race presents.
A broken Parc Ferme
After F1 decides to break the law that they have adopted: parc ferme is parc ferme, nobody could or should touch any car in this situation, but … a huge BUT (capital letters are on purpose), any team could argue they have to repair the car under the concept of security, without any sort of detriment to its position on track which seems unfair advantage. And they are allowed. This moves to tyre replacements, an activity that F1 needs like water to offer something close to a competition and not the Orient Express (a carriage behind another, behind another till the lasty one is fixed to the engine).
It was in this movement when something weird happen, far from the cameras; perhaps within the offices. Out of the blue, all teams and drivers they were happy about their position. A Ferrari first, driven by the local driver and who had spent over forty races without a victory. Verstappen’s loud yawns could easily be heard as he had almost nothing to do on the track (in a way following Domenically’s wishes that Max’s superiority is bad for Formula 1 and the show, mostly given to F1 fans who know as much of the sport as I can know about Pluto surface)
Innocently, I believe that every single mechanism was set in motion to fulfil Stefano’s dream on a twisted track under royal eyes (and financial support?), to prize the ‘Predestinato’ over a yellow McLaren (I advise to read my other article: @CARSaLaCarta presents “Race without Trace or how to do business after an idol”) and the other Ferrari driven by the already fired Sainz. All this added to Ferrari’s closing gap to Red Bull (a bit artificially).
Ferrari are closing the gap
They were happily ever after
By the end of the 78 laps, podium guests were a bit bored as it can be watched and read in this twit:
Formula 1 got its ultimate goal, hidden in the belly of a crazy first lap where three actions (I am not going to think they were on purpose; nevertheless, they were useful and perhaps the fuse that set the mechanism on). The Troy Horse in its modern version.
Before ending, I want to clarify a couple of things. First, dear reader, as I do not know you; you can place yourself where you want, either as a F1 connoisseur who has watched and read every single piece of the series, or a ‘modern’ F1 follower who is more interested in parties and selfies than in the sport itself. Second, if you are a tifossi, enjoy this victory. A victory is hard to get so it is time to hurrah it. Finally, you can believe I watch skeletons and ghosts in wardrobes, and perhaps you are right. I do not deny it.
Images: @hardF1pics
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