What is a Monte Carlo Event?

One of the world's four well-known tracks, taking the street as the track, is the shortest of the F1 tracks, and has the slowest corners and famous tunnels in the F1 track. At the same time, because of the street competition, the gas station of the team is also very small and narrow. But because of the skill of the track, suspension and tires are important, and the championship of this race is also the dream of many drivers.

The Monte Carlo track in Monaco is a very special one of the F1 race tracks. The first is due to the peculiarity of Monaco as a country of projectiles; this world-famous tourist resort is home to many nobles and rich men. Every F1 race held here can attract a large number of spectators; secondly, this track and the city The streets are integrated into one. The car raced through the streets at high speed, and the residents of the city looked out of the window, and maybe they could see the F1 car passing by the window. Because the event is held on the streets of the city. Therefore, there are no buffer zones on both sides of this track, as they are temporary fences, and the track itself is particularly narrow. Therefore, some people describe the F1 car racing at the Monte Carlo track as if it were It's just as difficult to drive a helicopter in the living room, and a small mistake could cause the car to crash into the guardrail to end early. Also because of the narrow track, overtaking is particularly difficult during this track race, so to win on this track depends more on the driving skills of the car rather than the linear speed of the car, so the winner of the Monaco substation also It seems precious. .

The starting area of the track is set on a right-radius acceleration section. Therefore, the car in the back can't see the driver in the front, which makes the start of this track quite dangerous. If there is an accident in the front, it will cause a serial collision. There are quite a few corners throughout the race. The highest speed section is in a downhill right-turn tunnel on the side of the bay, where the top speed of the car can reach more than 300 kilometers per hour.

The first racing race on this track was in 1929. In the first F1 Championship in 1950, a series of 10 cars collided in the first lap after the start. In the end, Fangio won the championship.

The driver with the most glorious record on this track was Brazilian Senna. From 1989 to 1993, he won five consecutive championships on this track until his unfortunate death in the San Marino race in 1994. Only then was Michael Schumacher, who played for Benetton at the time, to take over the Monaco championship. Senna won a total of 6 championships on this track, followed by Michael Schumacher and 5 championships. British driver Graham Norman Hill.

Chinese name Monte Carlo Circuit

2015: Rosberg (Mercedes-Benz)

2014: Rosberg (Mercedes-Benz)

2013: Rosberg (Mercedes-Benz)

2012: Mark Webber (Red Bull)

2011:

Chassis: Because the road surface of Monte Carlo is smooth and the fluctuation is large, when the F1 car comes to Monaco, the technician usually lowers the height of the chassis by 5-7 mm to ensure that the car has excellent stability when cornering At the same time, Schumacher's

Compared to most other circuits, the Monaco circuit has very different requirements for racing. The car needs strong downforce here, but not for what is generally considered a corner speed, but to reduce braking time and keep the car stable while accelerating. Many teams choose a special fin kit here to create more planes.

In 2001 Jordan and the Arrows tried new wings. The wing of the arrow looks like a normal tail, but it is smaller and extends all the way to the nose cone. Jordan's wings extended to the antenna in front of the driver. But after testing on Thursday, the FIA banned these innovations.

Brake wear is not a problem here, instead it is how to maintain the operating temperature of the brakes when driving at low speeds. The only two heavy braking points are between the deceleration turn out of the tunnel and the bend between Saint-Dewater and Mirabius, and the former is more severe than the latter. Brake engagement at low temperatures is a problem because the surface of the carbon brake discs becomes smooth at low temperatures, reducing the friction between the brake pads and the brake discs, thereby reducing the braking force. In order to solve this problem, in 2006, Juan Pablo Montoya added semi-circular thin grooves to the brake discs to increase friction, and the temperature of the brakes increased accordingly.

At the same time, racing engines need to cool down. F1 cars have no other means of cooling down, they can only rely on the air taken in during the running process to remove heat. In the past, many teams used enlarged vents to draw more air, which also created the popular "Monaco nose cone." The team will also use a denser gearbox because Monaco does not have a long straight and has very little acceleration. Some teams will also design special components for this track. ^[1]