Pleasant news for motorsport fans and Formula One fans, as the broadcasts returned to free-to-air broadcasting. Today's match at the Monaco Grand Prix (as was the case with yesterday's qualifiers) will be broadcast live on RIK1 and RIK-HD at 2:30 p.m.
The Monte Carlo Grand Prix:
The most famous Grand Prix of the Formula 1 championship and one of the most difficult and especially held on the streets of the city of wealth and luxury.
A race that is difficult to meet and which has so many peculiarities that make it so, so special.
The route is definitely special, as there is no other like it, while there is a very long history.
The races in Monte Carlo started in 1929 but entered the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950, from the first year of the institution.
The narrow roads with barriers… flirting with cars, are part of the difficulty of this Grand Prix and is a lure for any pilot. Whoever bears and sees the checkered flag first, has a different feeling, stronger…
The Monte Carlo Grand Prix is organized every year by ACM and unlike all the others the first free trials take place on Thursday, so that the use of public roads is allowed on Friday.
Another peculiarity is that there is no pedestal but the drivers go up to the official area, which is located next to the start-finish line, to receive their trophy from Prince Albert himself.
The circuit has a length of 3,34 km, while the total distance traveled by the drivers is 260,520 km in 78 laps, where each consists of 12 right turns and 7 left. Large changes in slopes and very tight turns are some of the elements that characterize the route.
The turn of the tunnel is the fastest point of the track, while at the turn of Loews the drivers put the first gear and pass as if stopped at 45 km / h, something that requires very good mechanical traction.
Temperatures will be quite low in Monte Carlo and are not expected to exceed 20 degrees. In short, pilots are not expected to face particular issues over time and can do the best planning possible without expecting unbalanced factors.
See Onboard the Monte Carlo track:
The starting line in Monaco:
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m13.876s
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m13.967s + 0.091s
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.980s + 0.104s
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m14.181s + 0.305s
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m14.822s + 0.946s
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m14.824s + 0.948s
7. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.138s + 1.262s
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m15.383s + 1.507s
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.647s + 1.771s
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.703s + 1.827s
Q2 cut-off time: 1m17.748s Gap **
11. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m18.331s + 2.343s
12. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.344s + 2.356s
13. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m18.603s + 2.615s
14. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m19.077s + 3.089s
15. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m19.408s + 3.420s
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m21.688s + 5.700s
Q1 cut-off time: 1m26.095s Gap *
17. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m26.322s + 2.870s
18. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m26.633s + 3.181s
19. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.917s + 3.465s
20. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.303s + 3.851s
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth
22. Felipe Massa Ferrari