Not-so-Super Monaco GPIt seems incomprehensible a legacy track like Monaco would be on the chopping block and yet here we are with the principality's contract set to expire. Monaco reportedly pays a $15-million USD sanctioningfee — a paltry figure when you consider other venues pay upwards of $60 million USD to host a grandprix.This isn’t like IndyCar where its pinnacle event,the Indianapolis 500, overshadows the entire series. And with the rise in popularity of F1, there’s also surely no shortage of replaceable suitors should Monaco attempt to bluff.The challenging Monaco track has often led to uneventful races lacking in drama and typically won in qualifying — unless there's a comedy of errors during what should be a routine pit stop but how likelyis that? (Oh, too soon, Ferrari fans?)It would be a shame if negotiations fell apart butas Hamilton once said, “cash is king,” and historic value doesn't hold a dollar amount.
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