F1Weekly Podcast # 1044
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Nasir is back in town with another fully loaded burrito from Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Motorsports Mondial prepares you for the Grand Prix de Monaco, the Indy 500 and a little Coca-Cola 600! This weeks interview recorded at the 14th Monaco Historiques…Keith Sutton.
Here is Max Verstappen’s Monaco race preview.
We have been reviewing what we need to do and build on to extract the maximum performance from the car in Monaco.
Although it was a close race, it was great to get the win in Imola and we now look forward to the second race of the double header. As it is a close street circuit, it is important we hit the ground running and get in a strong qualifying session, as it is always particularly difficult to overtake. The race is often dependent on strategy and requires a lot of concentration and focus. We have been reviewing what we need to do and build on to extract the maximum performance from the car here, so we are looking forward to seeing what the weekend brings. Monaco is always an incredibly busy and hectic weekend so it has been good to come home, relax and recharge before the race. It is always nice to be able to travel home in the evening too, being so close to home.
Checo’s Monaco race preview.
We have an entire factory ensuring we make the most of a very quick car and put it where it belongs, which is always on the podium.
Monaco is always one of the standout races in the calendar, and I am lucky enough to be a Monaco race winner, which is very special to me. Sometimes it looks like racing comes second here, because the event and everything surrounding the race is so big but we always come here focused and the Team ensure we can concentrate on what is important and that is extracting everything from the car. The pressure to deliver comes on Saturday in Monaco because overtaking is nearly impossible on Sunday and I know I need to do better, following a tricky weekend in Italy. Nothing came together in Imola and we have been working hard to understand that, it’s not just me behind the wheel, my engineers or car crew, it’s an entire factory ensuring we make the most of a very quick car and put it where it belongs, which is always on the podium. I want to get the momentum back and we know if we get it right, we can deliver a strong performance this weekend.
Fred Vasseur’s thoughts on Monaco.
A few days ago, it was our home race in Imola and this weekend, Charles will be on home turf in Monaco, a race that is unfinished business for him and we’d like to help him put it to bed. Carlos also loves racing in the Principality, where he took his first podium at the wheel of a Ferrari, so they are both very motivated. It’s generally accepted that, with the current generation of cars, overtaking is harder here than at any other track on the calendar, which means qualifying takes on even greater importance than usual. We will therefore be looking to make a step forward in this discipline, as so far this season we have lacked what it takes to be quickest of all. With this in mind, we have been working hard in the simulator and during engineering meetings, preparing everything down to the smallest detail and we fully intend to be front-runners.