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Hamilton calls for Monaco weekend changes: It's never exciting

Article To news overview © Mercedes Lewis Hamilton has called for some changes to the Monaco GP weekend format, saying that the lack of racing opportunities mean that the fans know it'll be a processional race. Hamilton was asked about his opinion on the classic days of racing on the streets of Monte Carlo, in light of it being the 50th anniversary of Jackie Stewart's win at Monaco. The reigning Champion explained that he might not necessarily agree that it was the Golden Age of racing, but that the cars were considerably easier to race in such a confined enviroment back then. "Now we have much bigger cars, much faster," Hamilton told select members of the media, including...
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