Madness at Monaco

The last wet race at Monaco was in 1996 (before traction control was re-introduced). Oliver Panis won the race in his Ligier after starting 14th. The race set a Formula One record as only 3 drivers managed to finish. Nobody was expecting quite as manic a race last Sunday, but only 6 cars retiring doesn't tell the whole story. Can rain really make that much difference at Monaco?

Last years race was uneventful at best. I really can't think of anything interesting to say about the 2007 outing. The McLarens lead the whole weekend and Alonso completely dominated. Far more happened off the track than on it. The same could be said for 2006 with Micheal Schumacher's antics in qualifying being the talk of the weekend. It seems this year the sport is slowly returning to the track action. There are still big stories going around behind the scenes about Max Mosley and so on but only 6 races have gone and there is still plenty of racing to talk about. The Monaco Grand Prix has always been a strange one though. It seems to require maximum concentration, yet when it rains, maximum concentration isn't enough. Maybe this is the reason for Ayrton Senna's success at the streets. It requires a little something more in the wet that not all racing drivers have. Whatever it is, it makes for great racing, and with two more Monaco-Style street races still to come we should hopefully see more. Last years most eventful race was arguably the Canadian GP, so with Montreal returning next week, we should be in for a cracker.