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Mar 23, 2012

Malaysian Grand Prix: Tight at the top, says Webber | F1 2012 Mar 23, 2012

Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber expect the top six in qualifying in Sepang to be very similar to the top six at the Australian Grand Prix – but the Aussie points out that qualifying pace and race pace...

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Nov 28, 2011

F1 Brazilian Grand Prix: Drivers' quotes | Last word from Interlagos Nov 28, 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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Nov 13, 2011

F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011 | Race report and reaction Nov 13, 2011

For the first time this season, there wasn't a Red Bull driver on the F1 podium, after Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber endured a difficult Abu Dhabi Grand Prix...

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Nov 13, 2011

Abu Dhabi GP 2011 | Sebastian Vettel blog | Arabian Nights Nov 13, 2011

Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing had a night to remember on Saturday as the German's pole position smashed another F1 record which set him up perfectly for Sunday's race...

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Nov 6, 2011

Senna: The Movie | View from the paddock Nov 6, 2011

Senna is out now on DVD and BluRay after rave reviews from critics, but who better to offer a slightly more subjective opinion than the people who work in the F1 paddock?

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Event Details

Location

Monte Carlo, Monaco (Map this address )

Start

MAY 26, 2011 at 12:00 AM

End

MAY 29, 2011 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.