The Monaco Grand Prix: the ultimate test of man and machine. It is the best drivers in the world taking themselves and their cars to the outer limits on a track that demands precision and bravery, millimetres from the barriers and disaster, the ultimate in extreme sport. Monaco is Formula 1's blue riband, the event where it likes to show off to the world in a location that befits the drama of the cars, the skill of the drivers and the glamour that seeps from both. Behind the facade, though, there is unrest and disquiet. Just as the grand prix on Sunday will likely be a high-speed procession, a show as much as a race, there are those who say the desire to create entertainment in a sport for...
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