Formula One

MOTOR RACING – May 25 – MONACO GRAND PRIX HISTORY As with several other European Grands Prix, the Monaco race predates the current World Championship. The principality’s first Grand Prix was organised in 1929 by Anthony Noghès, under the auspices of Prince Louis II, through the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM). In order to attain full national status, Noghès proposed the creation of an automobile Grand Prix in the streets of Monte Carlo. The first Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco was an invitation only event, but not all the invitees decided to attend. Maserati and Alfa Romeo drivers decided not [...]

FORMULA ONE: SPANISH GRAND PRIX The Spanish Grand Prix has been held, since 1991, at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, as part of the Formula One Championship. History The Spanish Grand Prix has had something of a troubled past. Following the Civil War, Spain returned to the Formula One calendar in 1951, at the Pedralbes circuit, near Barcelona. The course hosted two Formula One Grands Prix, but the Le Mans Disaster of 1955 meant stricter safety rules and the Pedralbes Circuit was permanently retired as a racing venue. In the 1960s, Spain returned to international motor racing, commissioning a [...]

THE MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX HISTORY The origins of the Malaysian Grand Prix lie with the Formula Two Grand Prix, which took place on Singapore’s Thompson Road circuit in the period 1962 to 1965, when Singapore was part of the Malaysian federation. The Malaysian Grand Prix achieved Formula One Championship status in 1999, moving to the Sepang circuit. The Malaysian climate, which can change very quickly, from extremely hot to tropical storm, has undoubtedly influenced the results of the nine Malaysian Grands Prix held to date. Perhaps the most remarkable Grand Prix held at Sepang was the inaugural World Championship event [...]