RETRO FORMULA 1 - MONACO HISTORIC FORMULA 1 MERCHANDISE

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Ahhhhh...Monaco!

The coastal Mediterranean views, steep cliffs and hairpin turns have made the Grand Prix de Monaco one of the most legendary automobile races.

Since its inception in 1929, the race has drawn crowds of thousands to watch the many Bugatti, Ferrari, Maserati and Mercedes take on the narrow winding streets.

Encapsulating the glamour and excitement of the race are the posters that were produced annually over its 80-year history. Commissioned by different artists over the years, the posters incorporated the rivalries, tragedies and highlights of each year's race.

Our design was inspired by the original 1961 Monaco Grand Prix poster which was recently on sale for over £2,000.

The Retro Formula 1 T-Shirt is quite a bit cheaper and we think it's one of the best F1 graphics we've found to date. A wonderful piece of design.

There's been many great races at Monaco. Who can forget 1992 when Nigel Mansell, who had already won the first five races of the season took pole and was expected to make it six on the trot. That was until lap 70 when a puncture caused Mansell to pit and relinquish his 25sec lead to Senna, who defended the last six laps to take his 5th Monaco win.

MONACO GRAND PRIX 1961
The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix was the beginning of a new era for F1. It was the first F1 race to be run under the new 1.5 litre regulations, which was thought to benefit teams like Ferrari and Porsche. And so it proved to be with Ferrari filling 3 of the top 4 spots on the grid, but not the important one – pole.

Qualifying
The erratic yearly variations in Monaco's qualifying regulations saw grid places guaranteed for works teams and past winners in 1961.[2] Therefore the five works teams were awarded two places each on the grid, while Stirling Moss and Maurice Trintignant earned spots. This left nine drivers to fight over four remaining slots. A fifth opened up when Innes Ireland crashed during the final practice session, breaking his leg. Moss took pole position from Richie Ginther and Jim Clark, with Graham Hill and Phil Hill on the second row.

1961 - Sterling Moss takes the win

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The Race
Ginther led Clark and Moss into the first corner but Clark quickly ran into trouble with a faulty fuel pump. Ginther dropped to third on lap 14, when Moss and Bonnier passed him at almost the same time.

At quarter distance, Moss had an impressive 10 second lead (in the underpowered Lotus 18-Climax) but the Ferraris of Hill and then Ginther found their way around Bonnier and began to close the gap. At half distance, Moss' lead was 8 seconds, and down to 3 seconds on lap 60. Ginther moved into second on lap 75 and tried to close the gap, but Moss proved able to match his lap times, despite the 156's horsepower advantage.

1961 - Jim Clark overtakes Sterling Moss

DID YOU KNOW THAT NEARLY ALL THE CARS WE FEATURE ON THE RETRO FORMULA 1 WEBSITE ARE STILL COMPETING?
Below you will find the full list of 2011 events. Do not think just because the cars are worth £300,000 plus, drivers hold back. This is 'on the edge' racing at it's best.

MAY 13-15

RED BULL RING Austria, HFO Rd 2 & 3

MAY 29-30

BRANDS HATCH UK, Masters Series

JUN 3-5

MONZA Italy, HFO Rd 4

JUN 17-19

PORTO Portugal, Masters Series

JUL 1-3

BRANDS HATCH UK, HFO Rd 5

JUL 22-24

SILVERSTONE UK, Silverstone Classic

AUG 12-14

NURBURGRING Germany, Masters Series

SEPT 2-4

DONINGTON UK, Masters Series

SEPT 9-11

NURBURGRING Germany, HFO RD 6

SEPT 23-25

SPA Belgium, Masters Series

OCT 7-9

PAUL RICARD France, HFO Rd 7 & 8

OCT 21-23

ALGARVE Portugal, HFO Rd 9 & 10

The FIA Historic Formula One Championship ™ is at the pinnacle of historic motorsport. Its fans get a taste of classic old school Formula 1 and thrill to the sights and sounds of the cars driven by legends such as Gilles Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Keke Rosberg.

The Championship features the great Grand Prix cars raced between 1966 and 1985 re-creating the spectacle of the legendary 3 litre Formula 1 era on the great Race Circuits of the World.

The Masters Historic Car Series is for 3 litre F1 Cars built between 1968 and 1978. From the pre-ground effects and pre-turbo era of F1 racing, Grand Prix Masters promises fast racing and close competition. Running in four distinct classes, providing a series of double-header races, emotive grids from the likes of Tyrrell, Lotus, Matra, McLaren, Cooper, Surtees and BRM, compete over two separate races per weekend.

Grand Prix Masters relives a fantastic decade of Grand Prix racing, including the actual cars driven by GP stars such as Hunt, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Amon, Rindt, Hill, Reutemann, Beltoise, Cevert and Peterson.

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