Mika At Piscine
This is just a superlative auto racing photograph, making great use of depth-of-field, as Mika Häkkinen steers his McLaren MP4/13 past the Piscine swimming pool complex at the Circuit de Monaco 1998. Read More …
Tag: Monaco
F1A&G posts tagged Monaco
Nouvelle Chicane
An unusual angle for the Nouvelle Chicane at Circuit de Monaco, courtesy of @alexjsnell (Alex Snell) and his F1 Fan’s adventures blog memorializing and incredible 2010 season in which Alex saw every Grand Prix in person! Read More …
Monaco From the Drivers’ Seat
As Adam Cooper says, “Here’s a mega view of Monaco that not many people get to see…” Via TwitPic. Read More …
Lewis Threatens To Quit
Lewis Hamilton has warned he will turn his back on Formula One if he is denied the opportunity to race in his own inimitable style by the stewards. That still begs the question whether Hamilton’s daredevil displays are too gung-ho or if they will be heralded later, like Senna, as manna from heaven for the sport. Read More …
Red Bull in Casino Square
This shot of the Circuit de Monaco’s famous Casino Square, from an uncommon angle, brings home how narrow the principality’s twisty streets really are compared to today’s wide F1 cars. Read More …
Late Red Flag Saves Sebastian Vettel in Monaco Thriller
Sebastian Vettel got lucky in the gamblers paradise Sunday as he emerged victorious from a stormy Monaco Grand Prix. The reigning F1 driver’s titleist took a massive risk by staying on the same set of option (soft) tires — a move that looked set to backfire as Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button chased him for the last 15 laps Read More …
Lewis Hamilton’s Petulance
McLaren driver and former World Champion Lewis Hamilton was penalized three times in two days in Monaco when he attempted impossible overtaking moves that led to inevitable shunts. Afterwards he called the drivers he punted out of the race — Felipe Massa and Pastor Maldonado — “stupid” and said of the penalties, “It’s an absolute frickin’ joke, just ridiculous.” Read More …
Vettel’s Brilliant Monaco Pole Lap
Sebastian Vettel posted a brilliant 1:13.556 lap at the Circuit de Monaco in Q3 qualifying, the second-fastest time ever recorded for the Monaco Grand Prix pole position. Commentary by Speed Channel’s Bob Varsha, David Hobbes and Steve Matchett. Read More …
Remarkable Vettel On Monaco Pole
Another remarkable pole drive by Sebastian Vettel, which placed him at the front of the grid for the fifth time in six attempts this season, was overshadowed by a serious crash involving Sauber’s young Mexican driver, Sergio Pérez. Read More …
Monaco’s Disco Tunnel
A tremendously creative shot of Felipe Massa piloting his Ferrari F10 through the tunnel at Monaco, from the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix (photograph by Richard Jonkman a/k/a/ Iceman Forever). Read More …