Monaco Grand Prix 2025 — was the spectacle worth the controversy?
I'll say what many won't: Monaco 2025 was a fantastic race — and the critics who wanted it dropped from the calendar should eat some humble pie. Yes, overtaking is near-impossible. Yes, the circuit is a relic. But what we saw this year was strategic chaos: three safety cars, a surprise midfield team winning, the rain arriving at lap 52 with everyone on slicks. The glamour is part of it. The yachts, the casino square, the impossibly narrow barriers — it is the antithesis of a Tilke circuit. Who watched it? What was your take — exciting sport or processional parade?
That tracks with what I understand of the setup. Progressive hybrid deployment rather than a binary boost is exactly the kind of calibration work that turns a theoretically terrifying power figure into something manageable in practice.
Would still want serious seat time in the wet before fully buying the 'approachable' framing. Aero-dependent traction is fantastic until you're below the speed where the underbody is doing meaningful work.