Alonso against artificial methods to revive racing

Fernando Alonso has disagreed with proposals to revive the Monaco race using methods used in other forms of motorsport, particularly rallycross.

The point is that the rules of rallycross require the so-called Joker lap, i.e. A ‘joker circle’, which is usually longer than a regular circle because, for example, an extra chicane can be added to the configuration.

And each driver must complete one lap of the track during a four-lap race with this alternate configuration, and at what point he does so is up to him to decide. All this becomes an additional factor affecting the intrigue.

But according to the two-time world champion who plays for the Aston Martin team, such methods are not suitable for Formula 1. Instead, he suggested slightly adjusting the qualifying rules. He himself dropped out of the race a week ago in the first qualifying session and only showed the 16th fastest time, but started from 14th position after Haas was disqualified.

An accident on the first lap, caused by the actions of Kevin Magnussen and Sergio Perez, led to a red flag stop of the race, after which all cars returned to the pits, and this counts as a mandatory pit stop under Formula 1 rules . After that, most riders could only reach the finish on the second set of tires they received before the restart. Accordingly, all the teams’ home preparations in terms of tactics were negated, and the race eventually turned into a procession.

As a result, Alonso took 11th place, despite the fact that the top ten drivers finished in the same positions as before the restart, i.e. there was no overtaking at all. In general, Monaco is Monaco!

When Fernando was asked whether it would be worth thinking about some specific methods, such as those used in rallycross, he replied categorically: “No. These are too artificial methods. I think everything is fine as it is. Everything will be decided on Saturday in Monaco, but unfortunately traffic causes serious problems in qualifying. Especially on these cars with settings for the maximum level of downforce.

If I could change one thing, I wouldn’t pay attention to Sundays in Monaco in general. Let everything go as it goes in the race, but on Saturday everyone should have the chance to do the decisive lap, but so far we don’t have such a chance.

Everything happens by chance. Sergio Perez and Lando Norris also struggled in the first part of qualifying and I believe that to keep the magic of Saturday’s qualifying, we have to ensure that it runs normally.”