Seldom has a single location been the scene of so much sporting and engineering history: Brooklands – the mother of all race-tracks.
On every track, the corner the drivers pay most attention to, and which commands the most interest from the fans, is the first corner after the race begins.
Races are won – and sometimes lost – in the pit lane.
The surface itself is criticial, as it influences the grip of the cars as well as the erosion of the tyres.
Generous run-off zones help reduce the speed of a car that has come off the track, while tyre stacks absorb the impact energy of the car when hit.
For nearly 80 years, the Monaco Grand Prix has challenged drivers to tame the tight and twisty streets of a race track which winds its way through the second smallest nation on earth.
