Fernando Alonso says Components 1 drivers are “too good” in politely fielding questions on whether or not the Monaco Grand Prix wants altering.

A number of drivers have criticised the rule change that was launched for the occasion final weekend that required drivers to make two pit stops at Monaco.

The Aston Martin driver, a two-time world champion and double winner in Monaco, stated: “There’s this fixed speak of how unhealthy is one thing, as an alternative of how good is one thing.

“That is Monaco. Perhaps there may be a few concepts between all concerned within the sport we will consider for Monaco, however I do not suppose there may be any want to think about something.

“It is just as a result of there may be a number of content material now to be created and drivers we’re too good so we reply each query.

“If 40 years in the past you ask [Ayrton] Senna and [Alain] Prost about Monaco after one week and they’re preventing for the championship, they are going to be much less well mannered than we’re.”

Alonso, essentially the most skilled driver in F1 historical past, stated that in Monaco “you see one overtake each 10 years”.

He added: “I’m at all times a little bit bit shocked concerning the destructive feedback from Monaco on Monday.

“Don’t be concerned subsequent yr we’ll go to Monaco and on Wednesday we shall be so excited, and on Friday all of us say it is the very best monitor of the season and all of us need to win Monaco, after which on Saturday we’re all super-excited and the adrenalin on these laps is exclusive. After which on Sunday we shall be disillusioned as soon as once more. It’s what it’s.”

Grand Prix Drivers’ Affiliation (GDPA) chairman Alex Wurz posted on Instagram this week some modifications to the monitor, exterior he believed might make racing higher there, together with shifting the harbour entrance chicane and reprofiling the Loews and Rascasse corners a little bit.

Mercedes driver George Russell, a director of the GPDA, stated the modifications “would undoubtedly not make it worse”, however added: “Monaco has at all times been the identical. I haven’t got the reply. A part of me thinks we should always simply settle for Monaco for what it’s.

“F1 is best for having Monaco on the calendar. Qualifying is thrilling, the race is boring however it makes us recognize a number of the different races.”

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who gained in Monaco in 2024 and was second this season, stated: “Do we have to make completely each potential effort to make it higher on the Sunday? Undoubtedly.

“However Monaco has at all times been like that. Monaco has at all times been the sort of race the place the Sunday not a lot is occurring or so much much less in comparison with different races.

“The qualifying in Monaco is unbelievable, and that is what makes Monaco so particular.”