Magical Monaco

The famous track of Monaco. The drivers all profess to love the circuit and it’s challenges but also acknowledge that overtaking is not easy. The setting is fantastic with the Principalities palace on the hill and lots of very large yachts in the marina. The billionaires had come to play. There were lots of “beautiful people'” and quite a few pouty lips on display. The ambiance was great – really jovial, safe and just fun!

The Monaco FanZone was the tiniest one yet! They had the same merchandise stores and activities to participate in but there were far fewer people and the area was very small. But it worked! Again, great fun.

The qualification rounds are anticipated eagerly as they produce lots of different leaders and drivers really putting it all on the line for that perfect lap. These quallies did not disappoint. They were really exciting, with Alonso and Ocon mixing up the top three positions and several crashes. Sainz out his Ferrari in the wall directly in front of our seats!! Even Hamilton had an altercation!

The Monaco circuit is prized because of it’s difficult windy streets and unpredictable weather. On this point the crowd erupted in cheers when the rain came down during the race- making the circuit very slippery and the result a little less obvious (apart from Verstappen who was miles in front and lapped half the field!). The crowd were fun and cheered their teams, especially Ferrari, particulary Le Clerc who is a local, and Alpine; who performed well and transferred their quallies results into a podium position. It was a really exciting race which of course ends with all the boats in the marina blowing their horns at the end – a very special and unique end to the race!

Post race was awesome! The pit lane is opened and the track (in front of our seats) was turned into a party zone. DJ’s and bars pop up on the track, everybody pours onto said track and the result is an awesome Monte Carlo Grand Prix after party on the street!! Strangely whilst everyone is partying to the max, a few metres away all the cars are being loaded onto the team lorries and the pit-walls are being dismantled – all whilst the party was going off in the same location! Lots of people, some with young kids, oldies like us and the young and the beautiful needing to be seen were all out for a good party. It was fantastic and yes, better than Miami.

(sorry for the big photo dump – we got very excited about Monaco Grand Prix and just wanted to share..)