Monaco Grand Prix photo thread

Monaco Grand Prix photo thread#257741

By RascasseRebel - 28 May 11, 20:20

- 28 May 11, 20:20#257741

As it's the Monaco GP weekend, I thought I would start a photo thread to celebrate the event. It is probably the most photogenic (why am I saying 'probably'?!) Formula 1 race of them all.

Here are a couple from one of my first visits....1989....

Senna leads Prost around Rascasse

Ayrton heading back to the Paddock

Patrese negotiates Rascasse

Re: Monaco Grand Prix photo thread#257751

By vlad - 28 May 11, 20:47

- 28 May 11, 20:47#257751

Fantastic! :cloud9:

"I can only say that Red Bull gives you wings. It’s as simple as that."

Re: Monaco Grand Prix photo thread#257768

By RascasseRebel - 28 May 11, 21:31

- 28 May 11, 21:31#257768

Here are a few more.....

One of the Camel Lotus cars in Casino Square (Piquet or Nakajima)

Mansell passes the Hotel de Paris in Casino Square

Gerhard Berger was in Monaco but not racing due to his fiery accident at Imola 2 weeks earlier. Ferrari did not replace him and only ran one car.

Re: Monaco Grand Prix photo thread#257802

By RascasseRebel - 29 May 11, 06:47

- 29 May 11, 06:47#257802

Johnny Herbert in his Benetton

The podium for Monaco 1989 was -
1. Ayrton Senna - McLaren Honda
2. Alain Prost - McLaren Honda
3. Stefano Modena - Brabham Judd

Re: Monaco Grand Prix photo thread#257807

By RascasseRebel - 29 May 11, 07:29

- 29 May 11, 07:29#257807

OK, let's step back a year to 1988 - man, it was wet on the Thursday practice.......

Alessandro Nannini heads down to Tabac

Ayrton Senna throws up some spray

Riccardo Patrese hugs the armco

Of course, this was way before big screens were everywhere - you can see the dot matrix display showing that car 19 had set the fastest lap in the session so far - it was the only source of information and was visible to most of the grandstands in the harbour.