How Red Bull boldly uses rules to play "FIA" in the Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco's new mandatory two-pit rules will not make the competition at the head interesting, but it certainly shakes the mid-range teams, especially those fighting for points.

In Monte Carlo, the first team to use the rules, the Racing Bulls (Little Red Bull), whose clever strategy has undoubtedly paid off, with the Faenza team winning its best results of the season. Another team, Williams, replicated the strategy of Red Bull to the extreme, even more than that.

Hajal and Lawson's cooperation allowed Red Bull to score 12 points, so they were only 4 points away from Haas, who was ranked sixth. These are also the two strongest rookies in this game. Hajal performed well in the qualifying round, and Lawson also won his first point of the season.

The team cooperation will obviously play an important role in the competition. Of course, it also comes from the closeness of your two riders, as Racing Bulls does – it will be much easier to control the speed of the race and execute the strategy effectively.

According to the data, in Monaco, if you want to overtake, you must be at least 4 seconds faster than your opponent in a single lap, which is simply impossible. Therefore, this allows Lawson to perfectly act as a "wingman" for his teammates. Lawson suppressed the opponent behind and provided Hajal with a free chance to get in on lap 13, so Red Bull did not hesitate. Hajar can use the new tire to advance quickly, and can be 4 to 5 seconds faster than Lawson per lap. Therefore, after 5 laps, Hajar once again got a chance to enter the station to change tires without losing position. This completed the two forced entry points by the FIA ​​without losing its position.

Apart from losing to the faster Hamilton, the Little Red Bull's strategy is perfect.

Interestingly, Williams noticed the strategy and had their drivers replicate it. The strategy is the same - the back row driver slows down and creates a gap for his teammates to "freely" enter the station. First, Sainz blocked two entrance windows for Albourne, then changed positions, and Albourne blocked the entrance window for Sainz. Their strategy caused the mentality of Mercedes driver Russell, who was behind him to collapse, and overtook the position in violation of regulations and refused to return the position. He admitted on the radio that it was done on purpose. Even the British, he could not escape the punishment this time and was subsequently severely punished by the FIA.

Williams' strategy also gives Lawson, who sacrifices himself to contribute to his opponent, and also gets the opportunity to enter the station for free.

Finally, Racing Bulls makes perfect use of the new rules. With excellent communication and good execution strategies, both drivers are in a good position. The result was the team's best result so far this season.

None of this could have been possible without their excellent qualifying performance and the car's strong speed.

Racing Bulls became the fourth fastest team at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, behind McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull - an amazing achievement for the Faenza team.