[PerryCox]

I personally don't like the Monaco GP due to how big the cars have become making it (nearly) impossible to pass. Still you are correct it definitely is a classic race.

Monaco, Spa, Suzuka, and Monza are some of the best and most iconic tracks in the world.

[MrFoof]

>I personally don't like the Monaco GP due to how big the cars have become making it (nearly) impossible to pass.

Believe it or not, a modern Formula 1 car has basically the same footprint as a Chevrolet Tahoe

A 2022 Formula 1 car was 5.5 meters, and 2.0 meters in width. Or 11.00 m². By comparison, a 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe is 5.35m in length, and 2.06m in width. Or 11.02 m².

Sure, they only weigh 800kg (1760lbs), but we're basically racing full-size body-on-frame SUVs at this point. I guess we can be glad they're not yet the size of a Suburban, but yikes.

[W-Stool]

Do you have comparison figures to the F1 cars in the 80s or 90s?

[MrFoof]

Michael Schumacher's 2000 Ferrari F1-2000 was 4397mm x 1795mm, or 7.89m².

Michael Schumacher's 1995 Benetton-Renault B195 was 4350mm x 1990mm, or 8.66m².

Ayrton Senna's 1988 McLaren-Honda MP4/4 was 4394mm x 2134mm, or 9.37m².

Niki Lauda's 1977 Ferrari 312T was 4143mm x 2030mm, or 8.41m²

Jim Clark's 1965 Lotus-Climax 33 was 3604mm x 1650mm, or 5.95m².

[erfgh]

I just knew that the word "iconic" would pop up, I just didn't know where. You had me guessing until the end.

Spa and Suzuka are great tracks. Monaco and Monza are horrible tracks. The only reason they don't remove Monaco is that it has this air of glitter.

[tcoff91]

Can’t forget Interlagos as far as classic tracks go.