The Monaco Grand Prix weekend is arguably the most important of any F1 race calendar. It is the Crown Jewel in Formula One history and probably attracts the most amount of interest out of any race.

But this season might be tough for the drivers to race in Monaco because of multiple reasons. Despite the new generation of cars being better to overtake and follow closer, this might not work in Monaco where it is almost impossible to overtake. But this is not the primary concern ahead for the drivers with the new 2022 cars.

Since this generation of cars generates downforce by ground effect and is lower to the ground, it could be a problem on the bumpy track and kerbs in Monaco. Also, the visibility from inside the cockpit might be an issue because of the wider sides of the cars and 18-inch wheels. So it would be fascinating to see how teams and drivers combat these issues with walls so close by.

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One team that everyone will pay close attention to is Mercedes. The German team is looking like they have bounced back from their early-season troubles after an impressive showing at Barcelona. But Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is concerned for them in Monaco.

Mercedes F1 team boss predicts a difficult Monaco GP weekend for the team

Wolff stated the team was not particularly fast in the tight and twisty sector 3 of the Catalunya circuit. But he also mentioned that it could be because of the higher track temperatures on the circuit.

“We have been particularly off-pace this weekend in the slow corners in the last sector. That might be different in Monaco,” said Toto.

“But I’ll be curious to see where we are this weekend. We still struggled with the warm-up a little bit. So my expectations for Monaco are lower than on any other circuit. I’m not sure I can explain scientifically why that is, but it’s going to be another learning point, at least, to bring us back into the game,” said the Mercedes team boss.

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It would be interesting to see how the W13 performs in the high downforce track in Monaco this week. They could spring a surprise by outperforming both Red Bull and Ferrari and taking home the first win of the season. But Wolff’s comments don’t provide much confidence to the team’s fans.