"Boredom" of Monaco - is it the track, or the drivers/teams?

[ljakse]

It's not lack of overtaking in Monacio that I missed. It's ATTEMPTING to overtake. Everybody says it's impossible to overtake in Monaco. It sure is - if you don't try.
What is it nowdays with drivers? Years ago we had overtaking in Monaco. Senna used to do it. Olivier Panis did it few times during that famous 'lucky&undeserved' win in '96. There is more...
What about today?
Kimi openly said he would try to overtake Montoya - if they were on some other track. TGF never tried to pass Trulli.
So, what is it? Are we witnessing 'italian football' (we mustn't receive a goal, and if we score one, even better) in F1? Is playing safe, when in points, better than risking a bit for more points? Does it mean we will never again see a battle for 1st place? After all, it's 'only' two points more than coming second, but 'lot more' than DNF IF SOMETHING HAPPENS?
Is that todays logic of teams&drivers?