Jolyon Palmer: Monaco, “75 seconds of chaos!” »

Author of a difficult start to the season with no points on the clock, Jolyon Palmer wants to take advantage of the Monaco Grand Prix to collect his first points in the championship. The Briton recounts a lap on one of the most demanding circuits of the season which he defines as unique. “You can't catch your breath over 75 seconds of chaos! Palmer relates.

As soon as you hit the brakes at Sainte-Dévote and at the top of the hill, the turns and bumps come one after another extremely quickly. By getting as close as possible to the walls, we literally brush them on the outside. Extreme precision is required as well as total commitment. For all this, it is a unique challenge. »

Winner on the streets of the Principality during the main GP2 race in 2014, Palmer had a difficult return to Monaco in F1 last year with an accident in free practice and another during the race and he expects to be pushed around again this year.

“It will be hard this year with the new F1 cars. The event will last almost two hours and the qualifications will be just as difficult. You can neither collect your thoughts nor breathe on a lap. Mentally, it's the trickiest race of the year. »

Jolyon Palmer's best result this season was a thirteenth place in Shanghai repeated in Bahrain.