A Prelude to Monaco
Glorious sunshine and gleaming white yacht's lace the picture perfect city-state of Monaco. Monaco or Monte Carlo as some prefer to call it is a principality located on the Southern edge of France bordering Italy. The tax-free heaven is home to many a Formula One driver of the past and the present. Come Sunday and this small city-state that has the Meditteranean to one side closes her streets and opens her heart to the most glamorous race on the Formula One calendar.
The love story between Monaco and Motor Racing is indeed an old one. For it began on a sunny April morning in 1929, a time when Constructor Greats like Ettore Buggati and Enzo Ferrari were in their middle ages, the charismatic Fangio was a young lad of 18 and driving legends Stirling Moss and Graham Hill had not taken their first steps out of their cradles, leave alone enter a race car. Since then she has cradled legendary cars ranging from the Mercedes W 196 of the late Juan Manuel Fangio to the priceless Ferrari's of the yester years to the latest zooming McLarens and Toyota's of the golden years of Formula One.
As one wonders about the finesse of this one unique race track, the thought process is flustered by the noise of a helicopter moving overhead. And that reminds the viewers of the royal connection that this Grand Prix boasts like no other. For the helicopter holds none other than the ruler of the country, Prince Reineer and his family. This after all was the fiefdom of the actress turned royalty HGH Princess Grace, the late wife of Prince Reinier whose penache for motor sports has only risen over the decades.
As the race starts, those sitting in the tribune along the Start-Finish straight draw the envy of every true Formula One fan on the planet. For the viewer not only gets to catch glimpses of the fast and shiny cars but also of the beautiful Princess Stephanie, daughter of Prince Reinier. Those sitting along the hill after the first curve are the second in the heirarchy. They get to see the cars power their way up the steep curve even as the drivers click through their gears in their effort to billow ahead.
Those sitting on the balcony of the Hotel De Paris can perhaps order a bottle of ice-cold champagne and oversee the cars as they zoom under. The view along the Marina does not host seats officially, but then one can spot plenty of partying yacht's and people going overboard with party fervor as the power of the cars reverberate on to the rocks and on to the sea and then on to the yacht's.
Overall, a great venue, a great party atmosphere, a place that one with money and passion for this wonderful sport should be in during the third week of May. For, when the slight traces of fuel vapour drift off into the clear blue sky, the viewer knows that Monaco in all her glory is set to start her romance with the chequered flag all over again.
The love story between Monaco and Motor Racing is indeed an old one. For it began on a sunny April morning in 1929, a time when Constructor Greats like Ettore Buggati and Enzo Ferrari were in their middle ages, the charismatic Fangio was a young lad of 18 and driving legends Stirling Moss and Graham Hill had not taken their first steps out of their cradles, leave alone enter a race car. Since then she has cradled legendary cars ranging from the Mercedes W 196 of the late Juan Manuel Fangio to the priceless Ferrari's of the yester years to the latest zooming McLarens and Toyota's of the golden years of Formula One.
As one wonders about the finesse of this one unique race track, the thought process is flustered by the noise of a helicopter moving overhead. And that reminds the viewers of the royal connection that this Grand Prix boasts like no other. For the helicopter holds none other than the ruler of the country, Prince Reineer and his family. This after all was the fiefdom of the actress turned royalty HGH Princess Grace, the late wife of Prince Reinier whose penache for motor sports has only risen over the decades.
As the race starts, those sitting in the tribune along the Start-Finish straight draw the envy of every true Formula One fan on the planet. For the viewer not only gets to catch glimpses of the fast and shiny cars but also of the beautiful Princess Stephanie, daughter of Prince Reinier. Those sitting along the hill after the first curve are the second in the heirarchy. They get to see the cars power their way up the steep curve even as the drivers click through their gears in their effort to billow ahead.
Those sitting on the balcony of the Hotel De Paris can perhaps order a bottle of ice-cold champagne and oversee the cars as they zoom under. The view along the Marina does not host seats officially, but then one can spot plenty of partying yacht's and people going overboard with party fervor as the power of the cars reverberate on to the rocks and on to the sea and then on to the yacht's.
Overall, a great venue, a great party atmosphere, a place that one with money and passion for this wonderful sport should be in during the third week of May. For, when the slight traces of fuel vapour drift off into the clear blue sky, the viewer knows that Monaco in all her glory is set to start her romance with the chequered flag all over again.
posted by Koushik V S at
11:31 AM
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ada paavi...unakku ivalo therinjirikku monaco paththi.
great job da...naraiya kathukkuttaen!
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