Technical director of Formula One Ross Brawn has released a statement in response to the widespread criticism of last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Both fans and drivers were vocal in their criticism of Formula One’s most illustrious Grand Prix, stating it was simply a very dull race.

Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton were the two main culprits in accusing the race of being boring, and Brawn has given his response.

"I've heard and read a number of comments from drivers and F1 people saying the race was boring, and it's true that it wasn't action-packed, all the more so as the tyres were the key factor," Brawn wrote in a press release this week.

"However, it's a bit naive to expect lots of duels and passing moves in Monaco!”

Monaco’s tight turns, while legendary, have always made the outcome somewhat predictable fairly early on in a race since Monaco’s streets don’t allow much room for overtaking.

However, this year it was even less eventful as drivers were forced to manage their pace in order to preserve their softer grade tyres.

Daniel Ricciardo dictated the pace and was never really challenged and ended up with a wire-to-wire victory, a common occurrence in the streets of Monaco.

Hamilton lamented that they were forced to cruise around the track several seconds off the pace for much of the Grand Prix and “wasn’t really racing.”

Fellow former world champion Alonso had much stronger words, describing the Grand Prix as “extremely boring."

Brawn continued by exalting the magical aspect of the prestigious street circuit, an aspect he perhaps believes is a little bit underappreciated.

"That's in contrast to the unique spectacle of Saturday's qualifying, as this is the only place one can get so close to the action as the 20 drivers brush the barriers (sometimes clipping them) at speeds that are just unthinkable for mere mortals: maybe we don't give enough credit to these guys who can lap the 3,337 metre track in around 71 seconds."

The Formula One boss also insisted that Monaco deserves to be looked at with a different perspective compared to the other races in the season, as he believes Monaco is so much more than just about the racing.

"Monaco is such a special race that it should not be judged by the same criteria as the others.

"The atmosphere in the paddock and the town, the glamour that surrounds the event makes it unique.

"Having said that, one of the aims we have set ourselves for the Formula One of the future is to work together with the promoters and all stakeholders to ensure the new circuits provide more overtaking opportunities and that current ones are improved.

"Naturally, the opinion of the drivers is welcome and our door is always open. However, in Monaco, you'd need to reclaim land from the sea to do something and that's definitely not up to us!"