Hamilton thinks new rules will make Monaco exciting

After chasing Sebastian Vettel to the checkered flag in Spain yesterday, Lewis Hamilton is now solely focused on this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. The Englishman, who won on the famous streets in 2008, heads to the Principality with confidence that both KERS and DRS will provide much action.

“I love Monaco," Hamilton said before leaving Barcelona. “After such a strong showing in Spain, I’m really looking forward to Monaco this year because I think we’ll see a different race from previous years. I think a combination of DRS, KERS and the tires will really make the racing come alive and I’d love to see some overtaking action and some hard racing this year.

“I think the DRS zone at Monaco is only around 300 meters, so it’s pretty short and not really long enough to enable us to really get enough of a launch on the car ahead. I think the aerodynamics will only really start working properly once we’ve reached the braking zone for St. Devote, so I don’t think we’ll see too many DRS-assisted overtaking moves next weekend."