When one thinks of the Monaco Grand Prix, what are the first images that the mind conjures up? The glitz, the glamour, the skimpily-clad ladies sun-bathing on their yachts or on their balconies. One thinks of the stars that descend in droves – from socialite Paris Hilton to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to actor Sylvester Stallone – all there to be seen at arguably the most happening social event on the motor-racing calendar. You think of the spectacle that is the race — twenty-two pure-bred racing machines, thundering up the hill to Casino Square, winding their way through the impossibly narrow streets of the billionaires’ playground, the scream of their engines bouncing off...
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