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Monaco GP: 'Protesters want to flatten power grid'
- GPblog.com
There is currently great unrest in France. President Emmanuel Macron announced major pension reforms, which met with much resistance from the population. The French people are known for demonstrating frequently when government decisions are not desired. According to RTL France, the Monaco Grand Prix could fall victim to the demonstrations.
The head of state asked his people for 100 days, and during that period, the President would come up with a solution to restore peace. Clearly, the French are very bewildered by plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, among other things. The energy union in France announced 100 days of action and anger as a counter-reaction. Part of this includes flattening the power grid during certain events.
'Monaco GP at risk'
For instance, the Roland Garros tennis tournament would potentially be left without a power supply, but the Monaco Grand Prix, to be held at the end of May, is also mentioned as a possible victim. Macron and the French government know that this is not just tough talk. The organisers already claimed two power network outages earlier this month, with Montpellier airport already affected, for instance, and while Macron was on a visit to a college, lights were cut out.
Action during the Monaco Grand Prix would be special, with the small state not even an official part of France. It remains to be seen in the coming period whether the plans become more concrete and whether the FIA will come up with a response.