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Jun 12, 2013

Can-tastic Day | JEV's blog Jun 12, 2013

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Jean-Eric Vergne arrived in Canada on a run of good form and left on a high having scored his best ever finish in F1.

Jun 11, 2013

Not much to smile about - Daniel's blog Jun 11, 2013

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Daniel Ricciardo finished 15th in the Canadian Grand Prix. He qualified in the top 10 but after a penalty started 11th. He made a fast start, rose to ninth by the first corner and then went up to...

Jun 7, 2013

The honey badger - Daniel's blog Jun 7, 2013

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Having scored in four of the last five races, Toro Rosso come to Canada in decent form, albeit with Daniel still smarting from having failed to finish in Monaco.

Jun 7, 2013

From simulators to the real deal

 | JEV's blog Jun 7, 2013

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If Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne was expecting a little peace and quiet after Monaco, he can guess again as he arrives in French-speaking Canada

May 30, 2013

Roll on Canada…- Daniel's blog May 30, 2013

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Daniel Ricciardo’s Monaco Grand Prix ended on lap 62 when Romain Grosjean ran into the back of his Toro Rosso as the pair fought for 13th position. For Daniel it was a disappointing end to an...

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Event Details

Location
Monte Carlo, Monaco (Map this address )
Start
MAY 24, 2012 at 12:00 AM
End
MAY 27, 2012 at 11:59 PM
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.