AS GOOD AS IT GETS
DO YOU WANT TO
COME TO THE GRAND
PRIX DE MONACO
HISTORIQUE?
Of course, as a photographer at heart,
I wanted track-side access which was
kindly given to me by Richard Micoud,
ACM Communication & Media Manager,
despite my very late application. Good
guy Richard and I owe him one.
So there I was in among the cars that
ignited my passion for Formula 1 around
1973 as a lad. From then on I devoured
everything about the sport. Thus it was
great that the cars from 1973 to 1976
– no less than 43 of them – were the
headline act on a sumptuous bill that
included race cars from the pre-war era.
But honestly anything before 1966 I
know very little about, so my focus was to
savour three classes during the course of
the weekend which were Grand Prix Cars
from 1961 to 1965, 1966 to 1972 and
1973 to 1976.
All I can say is that I wallowed in pure
bliss as I trudged up and down the pit
lane and paddock, in qualifying I made my
way to La Rascasse, Piscine and Tabac
areas and then for the races it was Saint
Devote for the start and then up the hill to
Massenet and Casino.
The GPXtreme yacht, where we ate and
were kept well entertained by a myriad of
the team’s associates, was anchored at
the Chicane.