In Formula One, it doesn’t get bigger than Monte Carlo

The jewel in the crown of the Formula One season, the playground of the rich and famous. The Monaco Grand Prix is unlike any other sporting event in the world. Just over 3km of tarmac makes up one of the most enigmatic, mythical and prestigious 2 hours of sporting highlights you’re ever likely to see.

Twenty-two men, carefully concertinaing their perfectly choreographed lap in their multi million-euro equipment. One of the world’s most affluent and picturesque places, the Circuit de Monaco is the zenith for any Formula One driver or fan.

It’s hard to think that the glamorous, playboy image the sport has cultivated for more than 60 years would be present without 78 laps around the Principality each year. Although the track has a contract with F1 until 2020, it’s unfathomable to think of a season in which a trip to the French Riviera does not feature. Having held it’s first Grand Prix in 1950, no track can match Monaco in terms of history, importance and prestige.