PeteUK wrote:Long time lurker but thought I'd finally register :D
Interesting quali session.
Does anyone think that the incident between Maldonado and Perez could have caused the later failure in Q1 for Perez? Nasty crash.
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It could have, but virtually no team has Non Destructive Testing methods at any GP let alone monaco. NDT needs to be done in a sterile environment at the teams base.
It was a nasty accedent and has shown yet again that the swimming pool section needs to be looked at again, however the statue that overlooks the track at that point cannot be moved and if the track was to change in that section you would loose a ton of flow in that section of the track.
There is space to change the track layout in that area, posibly add another 2.5 seconds onto the lap time of the lap, but it involves alot of upheaveal and reclaim from the sea and shifting of moorings of vessels in the harbour.
Its pretty much the same at the Nuvelle Chichane, there is a concern there, and there has been for years, last year played out by firstly Rosberg the more powerfully by Perez. There was a plan floated for a better exit and land reclaim for a more "Purpose built" chichane however the building of the new Harbour Club at the exit of the tunnel has killed those plans.
There is things that can be done, but you need to be careful as there isnt enough space in Monaco.
