All will be revealed when Formula One returns to its most extravagant roots for the 67th time, with Englishman Jenson Button the runaway leader in the race for the world championship.
Button squeezed “every last tenth” out of his Brawn machine in Barcelona last time out and is promising more of the same this weekend.
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“To go to Monaco with the lead in both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships is fantastic but we saw in Barcelona that the performance margins at the front are extremely close,” Button said. “There will be a lot of competitive cars fighting it out this weekend.
Whatever your views on conspicuous consumption, Monte Carlo’s celebrated street circuit retains near-mythical status, certainly among the drivers. Telegraph.co.uk
Embattled Ferrari are hopeful the race will herald a change in their fortunes, something which could benefit Button if the Italian team take points from Red Bull.
“Monaco is an unpredictable venue, and you have to take a very controlled approach to the race weekend,” said Brawn.
But from the ashes of Honda’s demise, Brawn GP has risen to the top of the championship standings, with Jenson Button so far on course to be world champion after winning four races. The Press Association
Pos Driver Team Points 1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 41 2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 27 3 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 23 4 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 15.5 5 Jarno Trulli Toyota 14.5 6 Timo Glock Toyota 12 7 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 9 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 9 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 6 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 4.5 11 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 4 12 Felipe Massa Ferrari 3 13 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 3 14 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 3 15 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1 16 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 0 17 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0 18 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0 19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 0 20 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0
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