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Monaco Grand Prix: 1 week countdown!!

Monaco Grand Prix: 1 week countdown!!

20-05-2018 08:03

There are just 7 days until the race around the streets of Monaco! Road closures will now be firmly in place, grandstands pretty much completed and final preparations for the track being made! But how do the top teams fair going into the most prestigious F1 race of them all!

Mercedes

Confidence is high once again. Lewis has won back to back races which included a 1-2 with team-mate Valtteri Bottas last time out in Spain. This is arguably the biggest race of the season for the German's. If they can get a win here and a high scoring place with their second driver, a sizeable gap could develop between themselves and the Italian team. 

Ferrari 

This track probably suits the Ferrari car and tyres best. And they’ll need to get as much advantage out of this as possible. One thing that’ll be on their minds is their usual early season push that has happened a few times now. To see what they thought was a serious challenge for the title start to slip away, would be very tough to take. They’re going to have to get a foothold into the weekend, very early on. 

Red Bull

A mixed bag of emotions for the Austrian team. The car is good, the pace has improved, especially after the upgrades for the Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen did very well in testing. Monaco is a place where they can cause some damage. Speaking of causing some damage, fans will be expecting at least a tousle and a bit of contact for Max Verstappen on the tight streets.  A weekend if he avoids contact, could remove a big troubling distraction.