Diamond steering wheels, F1 footballers and lots of yachts – Monaco in pictures

The F1 paddock has arrived in Monaco
What are the F1 teams and drivers getting up to in the run-up to the Monaco Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button collected diamond-encrusted helmets and steering wheels to use this weekend. And a host of F1 drivers including Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel joined in a charity football match.
Check out pictures from the build-up to the Monaco Grand Prix below.
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Jenson Button, Felipe Massa, Timo Glock, Robert Kubica and Sebastien Buemi
- There are other things to drink at Red Bull
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Charity football match
- Robert Kubica, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Jenson Button helmet, Monte-Carlo 2010
- Lewis Hamilton helmet, Monte-Carlo 2010
- Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button helmets, Monte-Carlo 2010
- Jenson Button helmet, Monte-Carlo 2010
- McLaren helmets, Monte-Carlo 2010
- Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton with their steering wheels
- Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton’s helmets and steering wheels
- Paddock Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Red Bull Energy Centre, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Red Bull swimming pool, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Renault pit, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Monte-Carlo, 2010
- Yachts, Monte-Carlo, 2010
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- Alonso’s mammoth stint and McLaren’s smart move
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Images (C) Ferrari spa, Renault/LAT, www.mclaren.com, Getty Images/Red Bull, Force India F1 Team














































W-K said on 13th May 2010, 3:45
A video of the Rascasse corner on Wednesday, provided by the New York Times.
http://formulaone.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/arriving-in-the-monacos-work-in-progress/
dsob said on 14th May 2010, 7:48
Imagine. All those cars on Rascasse and nary a red Ferrari parked anywhere. :)
Seriously, though, this may be of interest to some http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXha6Pr-ZQY&feature=player_embedded
Moss winning in ’61
J said on 13th May 2010, 6:52
I always look forward to the Monaco race. I love the bling!
Nixon said on 13th May 2010, 8:19
Great pictures Kieth, although i would have enjoyed it more if you put some information on the soccer match.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 13th May 2010, 8:28
Hey it’s bad enough to have pictures of football on the site, I’m not writing about it as well :-)
dsob said on 14th May 2010, 7:34
“Your comment was a bit too short. Please go back and try again.”
This was the original:
roflmao :)
BasCB said on 13th May 2010, 12:50
Adam Cooper did write a little bit more about that match here http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/05/12/goal-hero-alonso-the-star-as-f1-drivers-win-monaco-football-match/
f1yankee said on 13th May 2010, 8:43
oh man, someday i’ll go there.
Conrad said on 13th May 2010, 18:02
I swear Loris Capirossi is on the other team… I wonder who else made it!