Wolff leads calls for future Monaco GP track changes

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Formula 1 must have an open mind when it comes to the Monaco Grand Prix layout, believing changes are needed to increase overtaking opportunities.

Monaco’s street circuit has largely unchanged since it first hosted an F1 world championship event in the series’ inaugural season back in 1950, but has come under fire for its lack of on-track action as cars have got bigger.

Wolff’s point that changes should be considered comes after Lewis Hamilton spent the majority of this year’s race stuck behind Alpine’s Fernando Alonso.

After a red flag stoppage, Hamilton spent over 30 laps on Alonso’s gearbox, frustrated by the Spaniard’s slow pace that allowed the cars ahead to open up a 30-second gap.

Alonso revealed he had backed off in order to save his tyres before saying Hamilton’s inability to find a way past was not his problem. The two-time world champion finished a season-best seventh, with Hamilton following his former team-mate home in P8.

“You can see that another lesson is that track position is everything in Monaco,” Wolff said, as quoted by Motorsport.com. “Five seconds is like an F2 car but yeah, I think we need to look.

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