Drivers concerned about loss of traction control
“For sure, it is going to be tough," said Giancarlo Fisichella in Wednesday’s press conference.
“Difficult. There are a lot of slow-speed corners and there are a few corners where we use first or second gear, so the power, when it goes on the torque, is going to be very strong.
“It is going to be easy to have a lot of wheelspin, so it is going to be important to manage it."
While the ban on electronic driver aids has had a smaller impact than some predicted so far this year, it has yet to be tested in wet conditions.
The last wet Monaco GP was in 1997 but forecasters are predicting showers in the Principality this weekend.
Felipe Massa, who admits he is not a fan of Monte Carlo, believes the combination of the lack of TC and the rain would make the streets extremely treacherous.
When asked what would be the danger areas, he said: “Everywhere. For sure, maybe here it was already quite difficult with traction control.
“Without traction control it will be a lottery.
“Who is driving very carefully will maybe have a chance to win the race. The problem is that you start learning all the corners in the wet without traction control, but then you start to go every lap more and more to see the limit.
“And sometimes if you pass that limit a little bit you are already in the wall.
“It was like that with traction control. Without I don’t know how it is going to be but it will be very tough."