Originally Posted by
airshifter
I have a love/hate relationship with Monaco. Though I really enjoy how it tests the driver skill set for pushing right to the edge of track limits, at times if the cars and drivers have too much gap it just becomes a procession. When things are tight and the drivers are fighting, it's a true test even if many passes take place in the pits.
Interesting that Perez holds the fast lap. After looking I found that he only holds 4 total if gauged by season, but he got his Monaco fast lap in the Force India. Being that the car is more known for speed than handling and aero, quite an accomplishment.
Monaco has also been the site of some strange incidents. The great Schumacher parked it on the racing line, Alonso and Fabio took advantage of a driver and "spun", and I remember Button driving past the podium area and running back to get there. While searching for info on Checo's fast lap, I also found a link that says Monaco will have "female promotional models" on the grid, and it somehow flys under the radar of the grid girl rulings.
I'd really like to see Ricciardo pull it off. It must have been hard for him to have one tossed away with the RB pit error.