It’s race day in Monaco for the 12th edition of the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique after two days of practice for motorsport’s most iconic cars ever, many of them from bygone eras of Formula 1. Practice, qualifying and racing takes place on the same circuit than the Formula 1 Grand Prix with the charming old cars that offers a travel back in time. Organised every two years by the Automobile Club of Monaco (ACM) the event also attracts some of the sport’s great drivers such as Jean Alesi, Rene Arnoux and Emmanuele Pirro while cars driven by the likes of James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Jim Clark and many of the sport’s greatest names.
Formula One: Confusion over track limits but not Hamilton-Verstappen rivalry 8 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A Lewis Hamilton-Max Verstappen rivalry is what F1 needed. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today There were two main talking points that emerged from the season opening race in Bahrain. The first was whether Max Verstappen should have given back the lead to Lewis Hamilton following his overtake on the world champion. The second is whether we have a genuine season-long battle for the championship between the pair, with Hamilton seeking a record–breaking eighth title, and Verstappen just his first. Verstappen had suggested to his team on the car radio that he could have taken a five-second time penalty for exceeding the track limits and gaining a lasting advantage and still won the race, as he was confident he could have edged out such a gap over Hamilton once he got ahead of him.