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The tiny principality of Monaco, mainly consisting of the well-known resort and casino in Monte Carlo, is located on the French Riviera, sandwiched between Nice and Italy. Monaco is known for many things, beginning with its casino and the number of yachts and the millionaires per square meter. Perhaps the most well-known, Monaco is known for the Grand Prix, now celebrated each year in late May

The Monaco Grand Prix was held April 14, 1929 under the patronage of Prince Louis II of Monaco. This first race of only 16 competitors had to complete 100 laps of 200 miles. The result was that the race was won by William Grover Williams (usually just called “Williams”), representing Molsheim, driving a Bugatti 35B green at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. The color of your car will be known as the color of British racing thereafter.

The appearance of the Monaco Grand Prix in the calendar of international meetings is the result of work of an Noghes Antonio, a successful manufacturer of cigarettes, with a few friends in the mid-1920s place the Automobile Club of Monaco, an association coming from the Association of motorsports and Vélocipédique original, dating from 1890.

For the Grand Prix of Monaco to develop internationally recognized for the equivalent then of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, motor sport event has been organized in their own territory. That’s fine until you appreciate some basic facts about the country of Monaco. Monaco is really the second smallest independent country in the world and the most densely populated, with an area of only 1. 95 km squares. What Noghes Anthony do? This enterprising man has proposed the creation of a Grand Prix taking place right in the streets of the Principality. Even managed to get the official support of Prince Louis II and Louis Chiron, the pilot of the well-known Monaco race. Curiously, after a detailed study of the pattern of Monaco, it was chose that the topography of the region was in fact very suitable for the creation of a natural circuit.

Since the Grand Prix was the first official release, Monaco is known only fourteen, but the race: During the war years between 1939 and 1947 and again in 1949, 1951, 1953 and 1954. But, since the 1950 Grand Prix has become a major element in the annual calendar of world champion racers.

Regarding the circuit itself, throughout his long life, and there was no significant change, remaining the same period in 1950. Then in 1952, amendments to the Sainte-Devote curve leads to a reduction of 3145 km of track.

Another change was made in 1973 when there was an increase in length by 135 meters by adding a new section of track along the road bordering the port, who joined the track in the new marina, is ending in a sharp turn around Monaco’s well-known restaurant “The Scorpion. Today, visitors will realize the annual show of the gallery erection Monaco along the ancient harbor, a total of two months before the date of the race . In Monaco, a excellent preparation is essential to professional success!

Since the length of turns increased, has been considered necessary to reduce the number of laps and the race became one of the 78 laps in total. Then in 1976, two chicanes were added, one in Ste Devote, and the other in place of the hairpin curve of the Scorpion. Overall, it has extended the duration of each around 34 meters.

Another ten-year history of the race quickly followed by small change until the 44th Monaco Grand Prix, when the road widening scheme at the beginning of the Quai des USA to make a new chicane, length which results in longer turn to a small over two miles.

Despite its origins, the numerous elevation changes, narrow streets and tight turns that the Monaco Grand Prix can be more demanding and, in fact, the most perilous piece today in Formula 1. In fact, the narrowness of most streets are very perilous and nearly impossible to overcome in many parts of the track. But, its history and show all the cases can ensure the future of the event in the history of competitive sport in the years to come.

Ferrari won the French Grand Prix at Magny Cours 2007 Formula One Price Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen took and held the lead, with Brazilian Felipe Massa, his teammate, taking second. The ever well loved Lewis Hamilton, who ranked first, second or third in all Grand Prix races on the circuit in 2007, finished third for McLaren-Mercedes at Magny-Cours. Rookie Hamilton instead of F1 to fame started in Australia and Malaysia Grand Prix races and the race in Monaco in May running through the streets of Monte Carlo and taking landmarks such as the Hotel de Paris followed by another victory in the United States.
Shortly before the July 1 race held at the Circuit Magny-Cours, the French Federation of Sports has announced that 2007 would be the last on this track. The trail, which offers nearly three miles of lines and turns shocking, offered to racing fans of Formula One racing exciting 70-towers that have started in the late driver of flags.
While Lewis Hamilton, Britain hot young rookie, who has been wowing fans around the world with their driving skills, from the qualifying session, with the fastest time in the first two races and second, who resigned from his post competitive advantage for Massa on the third race. Your trusted teammate, Fernando Alonso, who started in 10th position but managed to advance as the race progressed. Alonso seventh, for the Woking team McLaren-Mercedes.
With the victory of Raikkonen’s Ferrari team has finally made its game against McLaren, the Finn fought and fought to maintain the advantage over Hamilton in Formula One as a favorite in the race progressed. Winning Finn has been heard to say that the Ferrari team has been strong in the race for Formula One, they have tried to do since the beginning of the Formula One circuit in March 2007.
upcoming races in Fantastic Britain, Germany and Hungary to see if Ferrari can stand up to the incredible excellent fortune of the McLaren of Hamilton, the rookie who literally made the Formula One racing fans in the ears with a constant first, second or third positions and continues with the completion of the eighth race of the 17 included in the Grand Prix circuit.
After his victory at Magny-Cours, Raikkonen said: “I reckon we need. We had a small distress, but the guy I was expecting hard times. People always reckon that you lost when ‘t get excellent results, but only work hard and try to do well and I reckon we can still improve. ”
Certainly not because of a lack of driving skills, or go, even aggressive on his part. No, Ferrari losses were caused by the huge increase in the Hamilton Formula One star since he took the racing world by storm this year. After a few changes after the Grand Prix race in the United States in Indianapolis in June, the Ferrari team is determined to give McLaren a run for their money in the next race at Silverstone in Fantastic Britain, Hamilton’s own ground.
With regard to Ferrari if they reckon their luck has changed, and if there are still nine races to end, Raikkonen is just five points in the championship behind teammate Massa. He has a lot of work to do if he hopes to lead Lewis Hamilton, who retains a lead of 14 points and remains firm at the top of the track for the Formula One Championship.

Team Ferrari won the 2007 French Grand Prix at Magny Cours as Finnish Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen took and kept the lead, with Brazilian teammate Felipe Massa taking second. The ever-well loved Lewis Hamilton, who has placed first, second or third in every Grand Prix race in the circuit in 2007, came third for the McLaren-Mercedes team at Magny-Cours. Rookie Hamilton’s rise to F1 racing fame started during the Australian and Malaysian Grand Prix races as well as Monaco’s race in May run around the streets of Monte Carlo and taking in landmarks such as the Hotel de Paris, followed by another win in the United States.
Shortly before the July 1 race held on Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours track, the Federation Francaise de Sport announced that the 2007 race would be the last held at that track. The track, offering nearly three miles of straight-aways and hair-raising turns, has offered Formula One racing fans thrilling races for the 70 laps that took drivers from starting to finishing flags.
While Lewis Hamilton, Britain’s hot young rookie, who has been wowing fans around the world with his driving skills, emerged from the qualifying sessions with the fastest time in both the first and second runs, he relinquished his pole position to competitor Massa on the third run. His trusty teammate, Fernando Alonso, started in 10th position, though he managed to advance himself as the race wore on. Alonso took 7th for the Woking based McLaren-Mercedes team.
With Raikkonen’s win, the Ferrari team has finally made their play against team McLaren as the Finn fought and struggled to retain the lead over Formula One favorite Hamilton as the race wore on. The winning Finn was heard to say that the Ferrari team was firmly back in the race for Formula One, something they have been striving to do since the start of the 2007 Formula One circuit in March.
Upcoming races in Britain, Germany and Hungary will see if team Ferrari can keep the lead over the incredible excellent fortune of team McLaren’s Hamilton, the rookie driver who has literally set the Formula One racing fans on their ears with constant first, second or third place positions and continues to do so, with the completion of the eighth race of the 17 included in the Grand Prix circuit.
Following his win at Magny-Cours, Raikkonen stated, “I reckon we needed that. We’ve had a bit of a hard time, but I kind of expected to have hard times. People always reckon you’ve lost it when you don’t get excellent results, but we just work hard and try to get it right and I reckon we can still improve. ”
It certainly isn’t due to a lack of driving skills, or even aggressive moves on his part. No, Ferrari’s losses have been caused by the incredible rising Formula One star Hamilton as he has taken the racing world by storm this year. After a few changes following the United States Grand Prix race in Indianapolis this past June, team Ferrari is determined to give McLaren-Mercedes a run for their money in the upcoming race at Silverstone in Britain, Hamilton’s home turf.
As far as Ferrari are concerned, they feel their luck has changed, and while there are still nine races to complete, Raikkonen is only five championship points behind teammate Massa. He has plenty of work cut out for him ahead if he hopes to take the lead from Lewis Hamilton, who retains a 14-point lead and stands firmly at the top of the Formula One racing circuit for the championship.

After the North American double header – the 2007 Canadian and US Grand Prix races, the Honda Racing F1 team now arrived in Europe and completed the three-day testing for the Honda RA107 at Jerez circuit in southern Spain. The test was conducted in preparation for the upcoming 2007 French Grand Prix that will take place in Circuit de Nevers in Magny Cours.

The team is now fully prepared and ready for the 8th round of 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship season.

Check out what the Honda team driver’s and staff has to say about the forthcoming race in Magny Cours.

Jenson Button (No. 7):

“The Circuit de Nevers is quite a tough circuit to get your lap absolutely right but it is a lot of fun to drive and very quick. The start is particularly vital, regardless of what side of the grid you are on, and you have to position yourself well for the first two corners to get a excellent run down the straight to the Adelaide hairpin. This is really the only place on the circuit where you can have a real chance of overtaking. ”

“The key to a really quick lap around here is getting the front end of the car working well, particularly for turns one and two. You can lose a lot of time at turn two if you have too much understeer in the car. You also need to have excellent car stability to make the most of the high speed chicanes. ”

Rubens Barrichello (No. 8):

“I really delight in racing at Magny Cours and it is a really flowing circuits which the drivers generally delight in. The track has a mixture of high and slow speed turns, and although the track surface is smooth, it can be hard on the rear tyres. The high speed changes of direction between turns four and five, and also turns seven and eight, are particularly challenging. The weather conditions are usually very hot so the team will be well prepared for high track temperatures having spent three days testing in Jerez this week. ”

Shuhei Nakamoto (Senior Technical Director):

“We made some excellent progress at the three-day test in Jerez this week where the brilliant weather allowed us to fully complete our plotted programme. We were therefore able to sign off various new mechanical parts and an aerodynamic upgrade for the RA107 as well as further improvements to the stability under braking. We expect a small improvement in performance in both qualifying and the race next weekend at Magny Cours. ”

Before heading to France, the team went to West Sussex, England to participate at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed. British driver Jenson Button drove his Honda RA107 equipped with Honda fuel pump in the coveted hill climb.

Despite the excellent quality the circuit possesses such as; an enjoyable soft surface, the stage itself is not a well loved one between the teams. Ferrari’s driver Kimi Raikkonen mentioned he thinks it won’t be missed, the track is in a rural area in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by cows grazing in the close by fields without hotels and hard access. Another not very positive aspect is the scarce viewers present during practices and races mainly to the non presence of French drivers. On the other hand, it is significant for teams like Renault to have a race in their home land – France.

Since 1991 Magny-Cours has hosted the race in France, then some years later in 2004 the race nearly disappeared due to poor funding. Last March the French Federation (FFSA) stated this place will not be included in the 2008 Grand Prix Calendar.

Many would certainly like to find a better location and there is a “dream” of hosting the event in Paris, perhaps Euro Disney as a possible site or somewhere close to the Charles de Gaulle airport but none of these options are possible in a small term.

The place where Formula One had its first steps, might not host the event next year since 1955, but the team expects to have it soon in their calendar.

Despite the excellent quality of the circuit is as: a nice smooth surface, the scene itself, is not well loved among the teams. Ferraria?? S, Kimi Raikkonen, said he thinks he Wona?? Miss T is the index in a rural area in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by cows grazing in the fields of closure, without the hotels and hard to access. Another very positive aspect is no shortage of spectators during practices and races primarily to non-presence of French pilots. On the other hand, is vital for teams like Renault to make a excellent career in his country – France. Since 1991, Magny-Cours has hosted the race in France, then a few years later, in 2004, the breed has nearly disappeared because of lack of funds. In March the French Federation (FFSA) said here will not be included in the 2008 Grand Prix calendar. It is right that many would find a better location and a â?? Dream? to host the event in Paris, Euro Disney, perhaps as a possible site or somewhere near Charles de Gaulle, but none of these options are possible in the small term. The place where the Formula One has taken its first steps, you can not host the event next year since 1955, but the team hopes to have it on your calendar.