Monaco's 90th Anniversary: A Corner-By-Corner History

In 2019, Monaco celebrates 90 years since hosting its first ever Grand Prix. Take a closer look at the circuit every driver wants to win on.
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[@ZurilasZone]

Regular drivers when being knocked off the track: what the **** **** him **** his ****ing team Kimi: did you see that? thats not very nice

[@hugocorreia7519]

Discipline

[@jondoe888i]

“Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing”...

[@sergeantsupreme4395]

@@hugocorreia7519 "I want to hithim when I see him" - DiScIpLiNe

[@gone4winter]

His dad raised him right

[@andreagallagher1067]

Badass

[@Il_Dutur]

To drive there in the 60s, between poles, walls and crowd, in a bathtub with 400 hp and no seatbelts, they needed balls of adamantium.

[@CasualRicer]

Vibranium-adamantium mix

[@medilyesoudhini7411]

Or vibranium

[@aydapty9377]

Or obsidian

[@HasAfzal]

And manual gearbox too

[@bastianmann4936]

Actually the weight of their balls was the only way to get some downforce back then.

[@jordanimatedstreaming]

1:30 probably the best perception of what it's like to be trackside with these 2019 cars. Amazing!

[@sagnym]

Holy SHIT that is so f****** fast

[@aricgoss]

What car?

[@fairweatheri]

@@aricgoss Ferrari leclerc I think

[@jordanimatedstreaming]

@@fairweatheri i think i saw the number 5, which would make it Vettels

[@fairweatheri]

@@jordanimatedstreaming helmet colour made me think leclerc

[@antonhermansyah]

It should include 2006 moment when Kimi crashed and he went straight to yacht instead of pit

[@DJ.V-W]

He didn't crash, a heat shield on his engine failed and his engine blew up.

[@antonhermansyah]

@@DJ.V-W sorry, my bad

[@DJ.V-W]

@@antonhermansyah We can't all know/remember everything, that particular incident sticks in my mind because it was one of the few chances he had to win a race in 2006, it was gut wrenching when he went out of that race!

[@TroystonB]

my fave moment for sure...

[@alangaming2003]

One more toy

[@alexfiftyem]

1:30 Typical TV zoom lenses and tracking shots don't do these things justice. By the time you react you're already looking the wrong way.

[@kevin17real]

The camera angle sucks in F1..especially in straights

[@gjantschke9150]

Liberty Media said that they would be working on it for this year. But so far I saw no difference.

[@lignow9762]

Agreed... I would like to see some camera shots with the full corner We would be able to see the speed through the high geforce turns.

[@DarknessTracks]

You're absolutely right In real life F1 speed (especially at Monaco) is crazy. Tv doesn't give justice Sorry for my English

[@ImotoriumVLOG]

Agree, nascar and indy doing better

[@ektoras3863]

Will never forget Wehrlein being stuck on the wall before the tunnel in 2017...

[@steph30777]

Fully expected that to be in this video, aswell as Perez' crash at the harbour chicane.

[@Snow-er2rt]

BRObama same

[@alephii]

Who is Will?

[@cbr3220]

they also forgot wendlinger's massive shunt in 1994

[@threalharrydubois]

@@steph30777 wasnt it also someone else who crashed into that spot perez flew into years ago ? or is my memory wrong ? i always think of a red car, and i remember that the race was paused and the driver had to be rescued, but i totally forgot the name.

[@AlphaMaximus808]

I feel sorry for the residents of Monaco who will likely have to risk their house with Mazepin driving through the principality.

[@samjesus8]

hahahahahah i knew there would be a mazepin joke somewhere here, honestly the guy does not deserve to be in F1 but ngl clowning him is also something we need

[@gastanbn1]

I know hod bad Nikita was, but all credits to him fór Passing Schumacher in Hairpin whitout contact

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Not anymore

[@russotusso1695]

Wait..... So it's 90th GP in Monaco Kimi's 300th race And whoever wins will probably dedicate his win to Lauda Honestly this might be most special Monaco GP.

[@ERROR_-_404]

Now we just need Williams to win it than it would be unforgettable.

[@johngibbons7724]

ERROR 404 or kimi

[@TheLibermania]

@@johngibbons7724 Kimi or noone Let us dream :D

[@MeanGeneSanDiego]

@@ERROR_-_404 🤣

[@DJ.V-W]

77th Monaco Grand Prix is this year, the first was held in 1929, but it hasn't run every year since.

[@arttupaqvalin6392]

Imagine if you were racing at monaco's streets while there is no barriers or anything to improve safety

[@justwobert9850]

You might end up swimming like Ascari did a few weeks before he crashed fatality at monza

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

Yeah imagine fucking up and ending in the drink

[@Mr17Mikas]

Enjoy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXTZXpd_e6yWmpI

[@rollingdigger19]

@@justwobert9850 ending up in water is fatal? Just open the seat belt and swim

[@USMCLP]

@rollingdigger19 Lmfao you’re being sarcastic right?

[@Joeyy99]

Poor kimi😢 "that's not very nice"

[@Fastbikkel]

Formula 1 is not very nice.

[@jstoli996c4s]

Lol 😂

[@AaronShenghao]

Icemen for you, normal man will getting wrenches out and head to Red Bull’s pit after the race...

[@tommyhittler]

2:05 shows how good Bellof really was. Passing Ferrari’s Arnoux in a Tyrrell at rainy conditions in Monaco. Would’ve been Sennas the no.1 rival without a doubt! R.I.P.

[@jmgaming6148]

really sad, he went way too early... RIP

[@wheresaldocanoe]

Bellof could have won that race if the red flags never came, having been lapping faster than both Senna and Prost while running in a strong third ... well, that was before Tyrrell were disqualified from the entire season with both drivers and constructors results wiped.

[@lukas6610]

He was better then Senna to me

[@900108Chale]

Bellof another one of those that left us before being able to demonstrate their greatness...

[@jstoli996c4s]

Unfortunately Bellof drove more with his heart than his head, and it cost him his life. RIP.

[@Arthurzeiro]

3:20 that could have been the sickest reverse entry drift of all time, so close.

[@BobSmith-uu5kj]

At 1:31 that's the kind of F1 view we want more often. No zoom, no camera movement, a true sense of speed. The conventional shots tend to remove the impression of speed.

[@ThaDutchDK1989]

2:11 stefan bellof, the Guy with huge balls and talent. Rip legend.

[@KimiMTZ17]

2:57 *Mentions the hairpin, but doesn't mention "the master of the hairpin" Adrian Sutil, who had the balls to make amazing overtakes in that corner*

[@Carsey-lf5my]

Ah yes I remember you as one of the only f1 and wrestling fans I’ve seen on here😂

[@Miatacrosser]

And doesn't mention the famous hairpin that doesn't exist anymore and the scene of one of the most dramatic moments in Monaco history. Smh

[@dylanross3092]

@@Carsey-lf5my hehe same

[@sdstewart87]

Not even a Schumacher fan but the rules said if the race goes green you can overtake after the safety car line, which he did. Should never have been penalised for that

[@simtekgroup3080]

Agree, I was there at that corner and it was superb to watch. Then I was at Tabac for his last pole position in 2012 and it was again an unforgettable moment. Huge shame that both were ruined by penalties.

[@aryamanpande5499]

This was a well made video, thank you.

[@miggyt3160]

2:18 Kimi is so frustrated but it sounded cute in the end..

[@Mxttyy]

5:57 Also Perez in 2011 he suffered a concussion.

[@thatpersonthatguy]

That was from hus break failure right?

[@muscless89]

I believe not, as I remember he was simply caught by the bump on the exit of the tunnel. Don't mark my words though.

[@nicorosbergf1fan783]

Wendlinger crashed there in 1994 too, ge was in coma afterwards

[@dansimaiamuntean4433]

Yes Wendlinger 1994 near fatal crash in Exit Tunnel+Chicane

[@tylerdurden7920]

Leclerc

[@barnabaskrezinger3977]

3:08 A Ferrari with number 44 Wait, thats illegal

[@revitoemir7740]

why?

[@meltered441]

EvoLKer Hamilton's number.

[@alexm.s4000]

@@revitoemir7740 lewis.

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

@MEGATRON lowkey the merc with the red halo look like a ferrari from tcam 😂😂

[@ChedWildFurry]

And your comment has 77 likes :P (at the moment I posted this comment)

[@ey7290]

You dont truly get a sense of speed until you are next to one,the Ferrari at 1:30 was gone in the blink of an eye

[@bakedbeans6947]

Aaron Brall imagine an F1 car going through there that could handle properly like a merc... even faster (sad depressed Ferrari fan here)

[@ey7290]

@@bakedbeans6947 i know the feeling,been a Ferrari and Redbull fan over the years, all they way back to Schumacher final ferrari days. The one exception, Jenson Button

[@bakedbeans6947]

Aaron Brall that’s strange, I’ve supported Red Bull and Ferrari at some point too

[@jorge8596]

@@bakedbeans6947 isn't it flatout in the Ferrari? I'm pretty sure it's flatout

[@samjesus8]

it looks so normal on the onboard, just a high speed corner like any other but yeah when ur watching from that view its a different story, I truly agree with your statement

[@adrielmoral01]

3:48 me when playing F1 2018

[@GugaAnd2001]

Without TC

[@ceestinahmusic]

2:25 Kimi: "That's not very nice" Still gets me every time I hear it XD

[@Sh0ckmaster]

6:15 Very glad to finally see this classic overtake on KZbin. An absolutely sensational pass.

[@zym.3480]

0:13 "...are so, so NYIIUUUUUUUMMMM"

[@johnborowski4235]

Monaco, Monza and the Old Hockenheim... easily my favourites

[@fibromanmusc4369]

The speed at the Chicane @ 1:31 was crazy

[@theanomalous1401]

@5:28 For the life of me, the relationship between Montoya and safety vehicles will go down in history as an unexplained phenomenon

[@Dalton1294]

Yep I can never forget the 2012 Daytona 500

[@almostfm]

@@Dalton1294 In that instance, it was pretty obviously a mechanical failure.

[@diegoferreyra8166]

7:23 OMG Button passed so close to the fences there

[@artkuzon2706]

You made my day, thank you

[@diegoferreyra8166]

@@artkuzon2706

[@None_me_]

@@diegoferreyra8166 goat reply...

[@mrKai33]

A track with such a rich history and some newbies want this track off the calendar.

[@sandrogilvaia9405]

Senna is the n1 in monaco.. in that qual lap 88 he showed that he dominated every single of the corners.. simply poetry in wheelss.

[@ronbonora7872]

Senna is the greatest driver that I have ever seen. I'm a Ferrari supporter and cried when he was killed! RIP Senna!

[@lktn62]

bellof is the one driver i would revive if i could, he would have changed the f1 history we have now

[@ambrogioisgro9489]

Well, same with Collins and Rindt, at least

[@sdstewart87]

Clark, anyone? Better strike rate than anyone else. Named the best driver ever by Juan Manuel Fangio too

[@DrDisco-vu8jt]

Yes sure, much love to Bellof. But, i mean, having gilles villeneuve would have brought us so many more unique and incredible drives.

[@lktn62]

@@sdstewart87 main reason its him is because he was so young... already having a ferrari seat for his 2nd season and catching up to prost and senna a second a lap in monaco in a tyrrell that lacked power is some serious stuff

[@MrCatseyes01]

@@lktn62 no way a second a lap? ....guy must of been flying

[@pufferfishcarrot6482]

7:05 that's why we have the halo

[@NxDoyle]

I love that photo of Stewart, Hill and Clark. Just great. One of my favourite Monaco moments is long before my time. Stirling Moss ended an interview because he said he much preferred to be chasing women.

[@MyTechFanatic]

No mention of Adrian Sutil at the hairpin? Made Alonso and Button look daft there in 2013. Shame!

[@djolewebber]

And it wasn't his only time :)

[@mauritsheesbeen9211]

And Schumacher on the hairpin on 2012

[@DeployTheDRS]

1:03 god the raw audio of that really emphasises the impact.

[@darthautie1179]

Oh hey

[@Jdkdjdnsksisjsnsmsisusjnsksjsj]

Please do more of these!!! I loved every single second.

[@DaniMacYo]

You know something, Michael Schumacher has made so many overtakes at Monaco in the most awkward of places and made them look easy. I miss him. 😢 my GOAT

[@supertommy1000ify]

3:32 "It's hard to pass without touching another car" Leclerc: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?

[@TzuCraft]

Another great video from Will and the editors/producers with awesome archival footage. Keep up the good work with these!

[@kben24]

*shoots video at swimming pool complex* doesn't mention swimming pool complex...

[@khuzeimaz]

K Ben24 glad I ain’t the only one that noticed.

[@salamipitza]

swimmimg pool is not well known for crashes or overtakes

[@medjin546]

@@salamipitza are you being sarcastic?

[@SqubaSquid]

Seriously, it is the best part of the track too.

[@zoltanlaszlo2222]

The great race is in the Monaco.

[@christianhorner001]

This is a great short video! Well done Will, producers. Please do more of these for each track.

[@Leo_Lionhart]

Great video, sharing vital moments in the history, listing the details of the circuit: turns, bumps etc., definitely one of those videos you have to watch.

[@matasxd5621]

You missed 2017 Wehrlein and Button. Edit: Seriously that is a good moments that is needed to get added, I was dramatic but insane.

[@roselinehauchler5522]

What a pity

[@musicstewart9744]

Thanks for not including the video. But when I think of Monaco I'll always remember Lorenzo Bandini .

[@ronbonora7872]

Yes, I remember watching that day with my late father. What a tragedy that was. The race was on ABC's Wide World of Sport back then in Canada and the USA. Love Ferrari and all it's great drivers including Lorzeno Bandini.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

My feelings too, exactly. The course has been altered there, as you probably know, to help make that type of accident much less likely; plus Jackie Stewart's and more's work for safety design. Lorenzo Bandini's accident brought it home that '60's F1 cars were cigar shaped fuel tanks with an engine in back.

[@bravelittleabacus]

60s F1 cars were just a bathtub on a chassis including a V8 or V12 and splitters. They were just cigars that could race. Bandini's crash made Monaco a different track and it will always be remembered.

[@staLkerhu]

@@bravelittleabacus "Bandini's crash made Monaco a different track and it will always be remembered." Well... looks like F1 itself forgot about it... 😒🤬

[@richardsaunders531]

4:30 He just walked home hahahaha

[@andrezromero4042]

loved the video, more of these of each track please!

[@potedude]

Great video. Nicely breaks down the circuit. Feel free to do these for all the tracks.

[@kechafernandez]

In Portier you forget the crash between jenson button and pascal wehrlein in 2017

[@SimonSmith68]

Monaco 2019 is gonna be so special. RiP Niki my friend.

[@jomillen5131]

Rain is forecast

[@muhaimi92]

Awesome video! I need this for every circuit.

[@TheMightyAntar]

Brilliant - I don't know how many years I've waited for a compilation like this from Monaco

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Not the best circuit by any stretch, but it's been one of F1's greatest test demonstrations. I see this track and I can imagine history's good and greats giving their absolute all to catch the every second towards the flag. 🏎️🏁 This is where it all happened, the most iconic showcase of man and machine.

[@kristofnagy9996]

5:00 so thats where everything is started😂😂 the rivalry started there.

[@mikkelsrensen2169]

And it didn't end in a crash

[@LethalWalou]

@@mikkelsrensen2169 And after that we got the Magnussen that decided others aren't gonna get past him that easy again. :D We got this golden piece from him in Spa: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJmUZJmviMSBqMk

[@01sapphireGTS]

Really well produced, top notch content. Great post F1.

[@botecof1]

What an amazing video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@cassia_cries]

Wonderful film. Monaco, for all its supposed faults got me hooked on f1 as a 10yr old ❤️🏁

[@Oric007]

AYRTON SENNA & NIKI LAUDA RIP LEGENDS

[@richdad100]

Fascinating angles I have never seen before and the evolution of the track is interesting

[@apmm4209]

I really enjoyed the video ! Always fascinated by F1 history.

[@arthurneddysmith]

0:00 "Nineteen [VROOM]ty six the first Monaco Grand Prix was won ... ." "What year?" 0:00 "[VROOM]ty six!" Wait ... what year was that?! 0:00 "19 [VROOM]ty 6! How many bloody times do I have to repeat myself?!"

[@ellioth7337]

I think he said 90 years

[@renatocarltonskt]

Senna master of monaco !

[@kernadan000]

great video, really upped the excitement

[@TARider2]

Such an awesome history of this course. The fact that its city streets that have stayed the same for so long is just amazing. I love seeing those old cars run this course

[@JS-te2vj]

I was like "yaay Sato getting recognition!" in this highlight reel, only a little sad all he is remembered for at Monaco, was his crash and engine blowup.

[@steinarne79]

Brilliant summary of 90 years: "That has remained relatively unchanged in all that time" That is so true... but what has changed? Cars, engines, tires, regulations, speed, aerodynamics... EVERYTHING beside the track...has changed. All i hope for Sunday is HEAVY rain. Why? Because no driver drinks any longer, no party night before, everything is so clinical and clean. Tyre pressure is in the +/-0.001 BAR pressure, every wing is within 0.1 degree. Everything is now computer simulated THAT has changed. so what is left for us trying to cling on to this sport? Saturday - practice 3 and qualifying, THAT is the race! What is left that we cannot control, test, repeat and put into numbers and simulators.... mother f**** earth. GIVE US RAIN!

[@alexlacl8730]

We call it an evolution 🤦‍♂️

[@aazron87]

More content and videos like this please F1. This is what we like to watch!!

[@900108Chale]

Keep these "GP Corner by Corner" historicals coming!!!! Loved it!

[@shinichisan6789]

Imagine this niki senna micheal piquet mansell villenueve Prost in the same Monaco race that would be insane

[@richardbella6958]

You should do this with every circiut

[@shipscat9858]

Richard Bella Yeah good idea

[@olivermccall3898]

Monaco is the most iconic though, probably harder to do with other races

[@WhereverHugo]

One of the best F1 videos! Bravo!

[@gseric4721]

Incredible vid on such an historic venue...

[@zxr-cade2026]

All though its not a great circuit there have been some truly classic races here before

[@mafikambutho3238]

We miss you Niki, bring f1 back to South Africa. Congratulations Lewis.

[@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva]

Not with that terrible Kyalami lay-out lol, bring back the old one first

[@cyclecentre4452]

Sawubona fellow South African

[@mafikambutho3238]

@@cyclecentre4452 sawubona

[@mafikambutho3238]

@@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva They can develop a better one I'm sure.

[@magnussencube]

Matthew Panini the old layout is too short

[@grumpyguss]

Excellent trip back in time and tribute to this circuit! More like this narrated by Will Buxton would be incredibly welcome!

[@garyboldwater9066]

What a splendid vid, cheers!

[@lurenz3096]

1:05 the Mechanic on the right side: I don‘t care😂😅

[@lufetm]

This track is Sennas playground

[@MrCatseyes01]

Lap of life

[@catscratch182]

The content F1 is putting out on KZbin is top notch. Keep it up!

[@wabb1e156]

I had the amazing experience to walk the whole circuit this year. You can feel the history that has taken place

[@MMMM-xe6pe]

Minute of silence for Ferrari strategyst 😁

[@muratmerttekneci5734]

1:32 incredible

[@Jaimefumer13]

very good video ! Thank you.

[@chmateus]

Great video Will !!! How about doing one of these at every track? Keep on going!!!

[@user-cc2xn3uf2z]

7:16 GREEN FLAG ON LEFT...AND LINE.

[@sotirismarkopoulos9348]

No heroics into saint devote please, we want to keep the car in one piece F1 2019 game players will understand

[@Halavidge]

What a brilliant video. Amazing how through all that footage the Ferrari passing Buxton is what really made me go. Woah!

[@MrBreakthompson]

Awesome video!!!

[@Juzgames]

do this for every f1 GP make a dvd i would torrent it lolz

[@GeenHandicap12]

6:49 - Wrong: Monaco 2004 was not red-flagged.

[@KimiMTZ17]

It was ALMOST red-flagged (even a marshall was showing a red flag), but they decided to go with the Safety Car instead. If I'm honest, they should have red-flagged it, basically because of how Fisichella's car ended

[@lesblase3667]

I love these man. I'm a history guy. That brings out the beauty in things to me. Can appreciate things much more knowing it's history

[@ratchet9909]

amazing video, i miss the kimi-sutil crash in the braking zone after the tunnel, that was heartbraking

[@bretz71]

Ayrton Senna = Greatest of All Time!

[@user-lo1vs9bw1j]

Pierre Gasly is better

[@vieuxbal1253]

@@user-lo1vs9bw1j 😁😁😁😁of course!

[@severium8057]

*Romain Grosjean

[@GigglingChinchilla]

@0:13 Be honest Will, you hoped the Williams crashed on cue as you said that. ;)

[@loveitorscrapit6673]

Great video & history. Thu up.

[@amsterdamG2G]

Great video !!

[@jackplayzzz9238]

0:27 *NO HEROICS INTO SAINT DEVOTE PLEASE*

[@crisnicolainflores2252]

Just shut up jeff

[@Aprill264]

7:22 sounds like something I would do in mario kart

[@rohanvitrouthu347]

The speed of cars through swimming pool section in this video was insane. F1 is a spectacle but it is not conveyed appropriately through TV. Wish the organisers work on getting such shots of the cars in high speed corners. That speed literally had me amused for a few moments. Also a great reflection on the rich history of Monaco Grand Prix.

[@beeDUB75]

Brilliant video