What happend at Monaco

Monaco is the only full street track and is always fun to watch formula 1 over here, specially if it is raining. It didn't rain but the race was quite amazing. McLarens were unmatched, Ferrari's were no where in the sight by the end of the race. And I was wondering why. Being a Ferrari fan that is something I dont like to see :)

Anyhow, as per car development was concerned, Ferrari's improved their rear wheel cooling system and McLarens their front aerodynamics.

Now what does that mean for the Monaco race.

1) Rear Wheel cooling efficiency : It is difficult to cool rear wheel when there are excessive decelerations and if the rear wheels are not cooled properly then the braking system does not work properly and it is difficult to have high level of decelerations, which means it is difficult to have high speeds. But at Monaco, where one does not need high speed, so why Ferrari wants to prioritize the rear wheel cooling system ?

2) Downforce : McLarens improved their front wing to increase the downforce so that at steep turns their cars have better control. Seems perfect for Monaco.

Does that mean that Ferrari's don't want to win the Monaco or does not care about the Monaco's race. Not quite right. What I think is that Monaco is a track with lot of uncertainty in terms of weather, crashes, pole position etc. So putting time and resources for this kind of race is not justified, when one already has a good car. In-spite it is to have a long term vision and do the needful that matters the most in other races. So for the next 4 or 5 races, where the straight line speed and a high level of declaration matters the most, Ferrari's have rightly developed their cooling system and collected data for further improvement.
Moreover, with the current engine regulation teams need to make sure they don't overburn, specially if there are realiability issues. And so is the case with Ferrari's where they need to make sure that they keep the cars cool :)

I am really looking forward for Ferrari's to be at the front. Let see