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15 Dec 2011

New drivers at Toro Rosso for 2012 | F1 latest 15 Dec 2011

Scuderia Toro Rosso will have a new driver line-up for the 2012 Formula 1 season, made up of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.

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30 Nov 2011

Raikkonen returns to F1 | Iceman signs with Lotus Renault 30 Nov 2011

2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen has made his long-awaited return to F1 signing for the Lotus Renault team for 2012.

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29 Nov 2011

F1 Brazilian Grand Prix: Drivers' quotes | Last word from Interlagos 29 Nov 2011

It was another Red Bull one-two at Interlagos, as the Brazilian Grand Prix signalled the end of the 2011 season. Here's what the drivers had to say...

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28 Nov 2011

F1 Brazilian Grand Prix: Webber back on top 28 Nov 2011

Mark Webber finished 2011 on top as he scored his second victory at Interlagos to end a difficult season on a high: leading a one-two for Red Bull Racing at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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Event Details

Location

Monte Carlo, Monaco (Map this address )

Start

13 MAY 2010 at 12:00 AM

End

16 MAY 2010 at 12:00 AM

About

Like so many of the European races, the Monaco Grand Prix predates the current World Championship. In actual fact the first Grand Prix in the area took place in 1929, was organised by founder Anthony Noghès, and is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world. The Circuit de Monaco is a street circuit through the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of Monaco. Preparation and building of this infamous circuit begins six weeks before the big event and then takes a further three weeks of dismantling when it's all over. The track has many elevations shifts, tight corners and a narrow course which ranks it right up there as one of, if not the, toughest and most demanding in Formula One racing. Over the years the course has changed several times, but that has never detracted from its status as the ultimate test of driving skills and abilities. In stark contrast to eachother it contains both the slowest corner in Formula One (the Grand Hotel hairpin, taken at just 50kph (31mph)) and one of the quickest (the flat out kink in the tunnel, three turns beyond the hairpin, taken at 260kph (160mph)) which goes a long way in summing up its difficulty.

Due to the tight and twisty nature of the circuit, it favours the individual skill of the driver as opposed to the power of the cars. That being said however, the course is so dangerously narrow that very little overtaking occurs. The circuit has been recognised among the racing community as being less safe as other high profile circuits, in fact, were it not already an existing Grand Prix it would not be permitted to be added to the Formula One schedule, for safety reasons.

In January 2009 the Circuit de Monaco was voted top of the 'Seven Sporting Wonders of the World', in a poll of 3,500 British sports fans.