Grand Prix 2012 in Monaco

May 23rd, 2012 France and French !

The Grand Prix in Monaco was first held in 1929 and this year it will be celebrating its 70th anniversary this Sunday May 27th 2012. The Formula One race is held all over the world in different countries and is known to be very prestigious and the most important race for automobiles all over the world. The Grand Prix is not only in Monaco but it is also in other countries all over the world. It started this year in Australia and it has or it will be in Germany, Russia, England, Canada, Japan, so you can enjoy the competition all year round. When you come to France to Learn French at Azurlingua it will only take a short 30 min train ride to go to Monaco and you can watch the race and maybe get invited onto a beautiful yacht, if you’re lucky. In Monaco it is considered to be the slowest but most difficult race for all motor races in the Grand Prix for formula One vehicles because of the track layout. It has a lot of tight corners, elevated roads and also a tunnel that the vehicles must drive throughout. Formula One vehicle’s are meant to go really fast but when racing in Monaco drivers are forced to go a lot slower than they are use to. Formula One cars race at very high speeds and can go as fast as 360 km/h (220 mph), with engines revving up to a formula imposed limit of 18,000 RPM. Each driver must complete 78 laps which are timed to be around 2 hours and the race itself is mapped out onto the streets of Monaco making it quit dangerous for drivers and fans. It is the only Grand Prix that does not remain to the FIA’s mandated 305 km minimum race distance.

Ayrton Senna has won the most races at the Grand Prix in a Formula One vehicle in 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993. Nobody yet has beaten Ayton’s score and it is still considered the highest yet. One of Ayrton arrival’s could have been Michael Schumacher who only needed one more Grand Prix winning to tie Ayton in 2011 Australia’s Grand Prix. Schumacher has now retired and Senna won’t have to worry about anyone breaking his record for a very long time.

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