Monaco Historic Grand Prix: the other legend

In that period, before the Second World War, the cars didn’t have roll bars or seatbelts… and the drivers drove at full speed, reaching up to 200 km/h! Driving was very physical. Motor sports are still dangerous, but today the surfaces are better and the brakes more effective than they were in the past.

The circuit is the same for the Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Historic Grand Prix. The route has barely changed since 1929. It changes only for the E-Prix. So we make use of the same Formula 1 facilities, the medical team, the expertise of the ACM and FIA marshals. This year, it is the COVID crisis which had the greatest impact on organisation. A lot of competitors who are registered as British, American or Japanese were unable to come. Some had tears in their eyes over the fact that they couldn’t come and race in Monaco… In the end, there were a hundred participants in the seven races of the Historic Grand Prix (pre-war and 1952–1980). Ferrari was in the spotlight with a dozen cars, since this year marks the seventieth anniversary of Ferrari’s first Formula 1 victory. The team secured its first pole position and its first wins in the driver and constructor championships in 1951, a year which also saw the first success for the team’s Argentinian driver Froilán González at the British Grand Prix. We reached out to our Ferrari network and many owners answered the call!