Gail and I watched the Monaco Grand Prix today together for the first time. We have a special interest now, as we visited the principality back in March. And so it was interesting to see shots of the places that we walked by, or went past on the bus on in Jilly's car.
The race itself wasn't that interesting until near the end when they all had to stop due to an accident that may have been caused by Lewis Hamilton. This gave the mechanics time to service the vehicles and replace parts that were either worn or damaged.
There's an awful lot of effort that goes into putting on the race, as you can see from Jilly's blogsite, but the actual event only lasts a short time. One of the commentators mentioned that perhaps the cars have now outgrown Monte Carlo, in being too fast for the narrow roads. Maybe he was right in one way, but perhaps the answer is in reducing the power and speed of the cars and make them more of a driver's car like this statue of Juan Manuel Fangio and his 1950s Mercedes. The race has been going since 1929 and Monaco wouldn't be the same without it.
It's the drivers favourite track - it IS dangerous but it is the most exciting and the most 'glamorous' and I hope it never changes. I think they will now correct the bump in the tunnel that seemingly caused the two worst crashes - both in practice/qualifying days.
ReplyDeleteNice shot GM, its also a beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteMyself, I used to enjoy F1, but seemed to not watch it as of late, its nice to see that the leadership is changing some what than those days.
I met an English girl in Greece many years ago. Her family worked within the F1 Circus. I never watch the races these days, find them a bit boring with all the money and high tech. I visited Monaco a long time ago and remember recognizing many familiar places as you did.
ReplyDeleteIt would really be nice to Watch Monaco Grand Prix with ITC Sports and get to enjoy an amazing race. Monaco's race tracks is nicely situated.
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