The Life Monaco Grand Prix


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Go behind the scenes to explore the history, racing, celebrity fans, and after hours of racing's most glamorous and prestigious round in the F1 championship with The Life Monaco Grand Prix. Monaco sponsored its first race in 1929 and the circuit has been part of the Formula 1 series since 1950. Conducted with the patronage of Monaco’s royal family, its beautiful street-circuit has made Monaco the most glamorous setting of any F1 race. But the classic architecture and high-profile spectators belie a course notorious for its complexity and challenges. With no safety barriers until 1969, drivers have twice plunged into the harbor among the spectating yachts. Off the circuit, Monaco is a 24-hour spectacle of expensive boats, high-profile parties, celebrity F1 fans, penthouse spectating, and high-roller lifestyle. From the Monte Carlo casino (integral to numerous James Bond films) to top clubs like Amber Lounge, Jimmy’z, and The Black Lounge to F1 racers’ luxury homes to the takeoffs and landings of countless private jets, Monaco represents the epitome of the jet-setting lifestyle long associated with the F1 circus. From the first Grand Prix in 1929 to today's star-studded event, The Life Monaco Grand Prix takes the reader on a full lap of this prestigious race.




The Life Monaco Grand Prix


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Go behind the scenes to explore the history, racing, celebrity fans, and after hours of racing's most glamorous and prestigious round in the F1 championship with The Life Monaco Grand Prix. Monaco sponsored its first race in 1929 and the circuit has been part of the Formula 1 series since 1950. Conducted with the patronage of Monaco’s royal family, its beautiful street-circuit has made Monaco the most glamorous setting of any F1 race. But the classic architecture and high-profile spectators belie a course notorious for its complexity and challenges. With no safety barriers until 1969, drivers have twice plunged into the harbor among the spectating yachts. Off the circuit, Monaco is a 24-hour spectacle of expensive boats, high-profile parties, celebrity F1 fans, penthouse spectating, and high-roller lifestyle. From the Monte Carlo casino (integral to numerous James Bond films) to top clubs like Amber Lounge, Jimmy’z, and The Black Lounge to F1 racers’ luxury homes to the takeoffs and landings of countless private jets, Monaco represents the epitome of the jet-setting lifestyle long associated with the F1 circus. From the first Grand Prix in 1929 to today's star-studded event, The Life Monaco Grand Prix takes the reader on a full lap of this prestigious race.




Monaco


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**THE ONLY DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST RACE - FULL OF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH NIKI LAUDA, ROSS BRAWN, DAMON HILL, DAVID COULTHARD, SIR JACKIE STEWART, OLIVER PANIS AND 2016 WORLD CHAMPION NICO ROSBERG** Circuit de Monaco. Monte Carlo. The ultimate race in the Formula One calendar. When you think of Formula One, you think of Monaco. Once a year, yachts jam the harbour, celebrities fill the stands and luxury sports cars litter the streets as of thousands of people gather from across the world to watch the greatest, and one of the oldest, races in motorsport. Monaco is glamorous, prestigious and seductive. But for the drivers, it is the most demanding race of the year. The narrow streets, tight corners and sharp elevations make it the ultimate test of driving skill. It is physically draining and mentally exhausting. Proposed today, the race would not exist but it remains the jewel in the crown for every Formula One driver. There is simply no other race like it. Win at Monaco and your name is etched in history. You will join the likes of Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. With exclusive interviews and insight from drivers and a wealth of F1 insiders, award-winning sportswriter Malcolm Folley goes behind the scenes to discover what it's really like to drive and live and breathe this iconic circuit. He reveals along the way a unique and definitive portrait of the circuit, and recreates in thrilling detail its most extraordinary weekend, when only three cars finished.




The Monaco Grand Prix


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Love, Life and Death in Formula 1


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The beginning of the decade saw New Zealander Bill Gavin arrive in Europe from his home country to try to scratch a living as a race reporter, starting with the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix, and by the end of the decade he was manager of Ferrari's CanAm team in North America. Along the way there was Love, Life & Death, all colorfully told by a fine writer who knew the leading drivers very well indeed and has many stories to tell. This is a memoir from a golden age of motor racing - the 1960s - by a Bill Gavin whose anecdotes and reminiscences have never been told.




Monaco Grand Prix


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Describes the history, rules, course, and recent participants of the Monaco Grand Prix, with an emphasis on the Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet.




Monaco Grand Prix


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Exquisite photographs, most of them published here for the first time, provide an intimate portrait of the Monaco Grand Prix, from the first race in 1929 through to the present day from three collections - British photographer Michael Hewett, the Rainier family's Palace Archives and the Monaco Tourist Board.




Monaco Grand Prix


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Grand Prix de Monaco Historique


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Ever since its creation in 1997, the Historical Monaco Grand Prix has firmly established itself as one of the leading events in the world of antique car racing. Designed to celebrate the bygone golden years of car making, this race unlike any other takes place every other year and is organized by the Automobile Club de Monaco. Only cars manufactured between 1 927 and 1 967 are allowed to enter. Whether driven by professionals or amateurs, over 200 hundred gems (Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Maserati, Bugatti, Lotus...) will compete on the very same grounds as the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. Renowned photographer Giacomo Bretzel has carefully selected 40 images taken during previous editions, each of them conj ring up all the magic and excitement and glamour of prestige car racing. A unique insight into a legendary race, enhanced by the talent and vision of one of today's best photographers.




Grand Prix de Monaco.


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A gallery of photos captures every era from '29 through '98. Triumphs, tragedies, famous features like the Loews hairpin, and drivers like "Mr. Monaco" Graham Hill, Senna, and Schumacher, to name a few.