Formula 1 wants to raise annual race fee for Monaco to host Grand Prix

https://fortune.com/2024/05/21/formula-1-monaco-pay-up-grand-prix/

Liberty Media Corp., owner of the Formula 1 racing business, is seeking additional funds from the principality of Monaco as part of advanced talks for a new contract to extend the historic car race beyond 2025.

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highduc@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 2y

Hope they disagree over money or some stupid greedy shit, because it'd be great to see the worst and most boring track be replaced by something else.

CodeMonkeyUK@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

I would love to see the Formula 1 bank statement.

TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I like Monaco, but only because I treat the Saturday as the real race.

Ideally I'd want the next set of regs to make the cars substantially smaller, though.

flauschke@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y

The regulations aren't final yet but it looks like the cars are going to be smaller. They might get heavier though because of the bigger batteries

Donut@leminal.space · 3 pts · 2y

The Monaco GP should be in karts or something, as the current track and regulations combination doesn't allow for a good race. You can't deny the history of the track but it's been boring for a while. Race usually ends in how they qualified.

Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Monaco should be a novelty event away from the championship, like goodwood or something.

Cling onto the history if you want, but recognise it doesn't fit in the modern F1 era.

KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Or make the cars smaller again.

hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

Okay 🤷‍♂️