Let me be clear, it is well known that with the Formula One champagne, famous faces and beautiful women always travel, but in Monte Carlo all this is something else. On the roads of the Principality the motor circus becomes more beautiful, more elegant, more glamorous, more VIP. It will be because there is always a prince to reward here, it will be because you do not race on a circuit in the middle of the desert or in the Chinese countryside, it will be because the race can be seen from the yacht, obviously who can afford it.
Principality
Ranieri was already there, but he made the difference Grace Kelly. From the late 1950s to the early 1980s, seeing the grand prix meant admiring one of the most beautiful and elegant women in the world. And then her daughters too, with husbands or companions on duty. It is the princes and the princesses who reward, on a podium that is not like those of the other circuits. You are there, next to Ranieri or Alberto and Charlene.
Scenography
The place tastes like a fairy tale. Undoubtedly it is the most spectacular for passing in front of monuments, the casino and a stone’s throw from the sea. The real vip takes a lap in the paddock, but he sees the race from the yacht, maybe hers.
“Formula 1 arrives here every year at the end of May,” he says Federica Masolin, which follows F1 from the pits to Sky, «the perfect time to appreciate the beauty of the Principality and enjoy the spectacle that the single-seaters offer on a street circuit, on roads that can normally be traveled by car. The Rascasse curve, the Sainte Dévote, the Piscine, the Casino square, the Mirabeau and the famous tunnel are places that have entered the iconography of the history of motorsport but not only, because during the GP weekend, they are populated by people from all over the world, during the day but also at night, with clubs that delight F1 fans with music and shows ».
Meetings
People go to Monte Carlo to be seen, to promote a film (Hollywood docet), to go shopping as the streets are closed for the GP from Thursday to Sunday. It has been happening since 1950, the first official race. It is no coincidence that it runs in May when the Film Festival is held in Cannes and Roland Garros is played in Paris.. Superstars from all over the world kill more birds with one trip.
Montecarlo docet
Munich was the first, the others are coming. «The truth is that F1 has now become an incredible and unmissable attraction in the world. We have seen a You love me, GP just joined the calendar, how much attention generates an event that today goes beyond the sporting event itself. Hollywood celebrities, Nba stars, influencers, singers, an event that in the United States they have defined as worthy of the Superbowl »adds Federica Masolin.
«It must be admitted that, if the F1 in the last period has opened a lot to the spectacularization of the event, Monte Carlo has always been one of those unmissable weekends, the coolest of the year. Always. The atmosphere in the Paddock is truly unique. What we try to do during our live shows is to try to convey as much as possible that feeling of uniqueness that we have the privilege of being able to tell “.
Prestige
He said Michael Schumacher that the Monaco circuit is the least safe to race on, but worth the risk once a year. a victory here makes history. «It is a very challenging circuit from a personal point of view because it shows the driver’s qualities of courage and driving. In Monte Carlo every slightest mistake is paid, because the walls are very close and the track is extremely technical. I think the riders like it a lot, because they face their own limits. Surely he likes it a lot Charles LeclercFerrari driver, from Monaco, who told us how special it is to travel at almost 300km / h the roads on which until a few years ago he passed by bus to go to school, or whiz around the swimming pools where he learned to swim ».
In Montecarlo the seventh round of the Formula 1 season, after the Montmeló race won by Verstappen, who leads the drivers’ standings ahead of Leclerc. The race on Sunday 29 May at 3pm, pole on Saturday at 4pm. All live on Sky Sport F1, Sky Sport Uno and streaming on NOW.
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Hoch Zwei / Getty Images1/9Ranieri was already there, but Grace Kelly made the difference. From the late 1950s to the early 1980s, seeing the grand prix meant admiring one of the most beautiful and elegant women in the world. And then her daughters too, with husbands or companions on duty. It is the princes and the princesses who reward, on a podium that is not like those of the other circuits. You are there, next to Ranieri or Alberto and Charlene.
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SEBASTIEN BOZON / Getty Images2/9The place tastes like a fairy tale. Undoubtedly it is the most spectacular for passing in front of monuments, the casino and a stone’s throw from the sea. The real vip takes a lap in the paddock, but he sees the race from the yacht, maybe hers.
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Arnold Jerocki / Getty Images3/9People go to Monte Carlo to be seen, to promote a film (Hollywood docet), to go shopping as the streets are closed for the GP from Thursday to Sunday. It has been happening since 1950, the first official race. It is no coincidence that it runs in May when the Film Festival is held in Cannes and Roland Garros is played in Paris. Superstars from all over the world kill more birds with one trip.
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Anadolu Agency / Getty Images4/9Monaco was the first, the others are coming. «The truth is that F1 has now become an incredible and unmissable attraction in the world. We have seen in Miami, the GP that has just entered the calendar, how much attention generates an event that today goes beyond the sporting event itself. Hollywood celebrities, NBA stars, influencers, singers, an event that in the United States they have defined as worthy of the Superbowl »explains Federica Masolin of SKy.
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Anadolu Agency / Getty Images5/9«It must be admitted that, while F1 in the last period has been very open to the spectacularization of the event, Monte Carlo has always been one of those unmissable weekends, the coolest of the year. Always. The atmosphere in the Paddock is truly unique. What we try to do during our live shows is to try to convey as much as possible that feeling of uniqueness that we have the privilege of being able to tell “.
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6/9“Formula 1 arrives here every year at the end of May”, says Federica Masolin, who follows F1 from the pits to Sky, “the perfect time to appreciate the beauty of the Principality and enjoy the spectacle that the cars offer on a street circuit, on roads that can normally be traveled by car. The Rascasse curve, the Sainte Dévote, the Piscine, the Casino square, the Mirabeau and the famous tunnel are places that have entered the iconography of the history of motorsport but not only, because during the GP weekend, they are populated by people from all over the world, during the day but also at night, with clubs that delight F1 fans with music and shows ».
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7/9Michael Schumacher said the Munich circuit is the least safe to race on, but worth the risk once a year. a victory here makes history. «It is a very challenging circuit from a personal point of view because it shows the driver’s qualities of courage and driving. In Monte Carlo every slightest mistake is paid, because the walls are very close and the track is extremely technical. I think the riders like it a lot, because they face their own limits. Charles Leclerc, a Ferrari driver, from Monegasque, certainly likes it so much, who told us how special it is to travel at almost 300km / h the roads on which until a few years ago he passed by bus to go to school, or whiz around the swimming pools where he learned to swim ».
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Source: Vanity Fair
