A mystery like thunder. Glasses and research. Identified. So take every test. Who knows right away – all the best. Hint: answer to box Lp
Inattentive again today. Last year on the alert. Liban RL. That´s how I like it.
Nice 37. MC yesterday 35.
Sensationelle Woche 54 (+7). Nice heute noch MNE, TN, RL. Das alles ohne BIH, NMK u. AL.
It’s 3pm and I’ve already missed GBM (he was passing me on Avenue) and a moment ago DZ. I guess I’m done. When suddenly…
I haven’t swallowed MNG yet and it’s already going GBZ and from below AUS! (real L). I guess from 30 m. All within 5 minutes.
When everything has calmed down, I go to the railing to see how the sun is shining on half of the MC all afternoon and the other is in the shade. When a large object in the harbor catches my eye. I’m on my bike on time. Mongolia MNG.
Another large group of vehicles arrived late from Glasgow. One suffered damage to his Mini.
How are these two men doing? Probably negatively. My NL colleague’s car is again in the hands of the MC Police. So, yesterday’s seemingly minor stop probably had its end. He didn’t show up all day today. MC Police is strict and consistent. But mostly he directs everyone to get used to the MC regulations without fines and other means of enforcement. I too went through the educational process. Many things common everywhere else are not possible here.
Charles Leclerc will get a new colleague from 2025. A completely different person than himself. I feel sorry for him. He certainly won’t be happy. Hamilton is a spoiled millionaire brat who was breaking super sports in London already at the age of 19. He will claim all the privileges. Leclerc has no other chance. I wouldn’t work with Hamilton even for millions.
How he forced the other pilots to kneel. Because of some criminal. . He even dared Bernie Ecclestone. If it weren’t for Bernie, they have a tenth of the income. Bernii made F1 this billionaire affair.
I think a lot of Italians won’t like it either. Remember those knights who drove Ferraris. And now?
Bernie. The old fox, as Clarkson calls him. February 2018
London, Sloane Street. That’s unbelievable. Being in London for 4 days and meeting Bernie Ecclestone. He waved at me several times, but I didn’t catch it.
From Asia, America…
The time control at the parking lot of the Monte Carlo Beach Hotel was occupied by two stewards from the Automobile club de Monaco. All other traffic management, information, etc. was left to me.
My NL colleague found himself in the interest of the MC police for the third time. Just what I personally saw. As a citizen of a very tolerant NL, he has big problems with integration here.
A new police palace was recently opened. The prince personally saw with interest the hall where the whole life of the MC is shown on the screens. 1089 cameras for 2km².
But I admire this on the Place here. It is on one roof. As big as a small pig or a keg of beer. But they bought in IL for sure the best thing in the world. And they certainly fit in the crowd.
A good time to reminisce. January 2022. The painful bike journey up to the Maybourne Riviera Hotel.
The nightmare of MC and SBM was separately built in 10 years and at fantastic cost by the Prince of Qatar. There is no public transport here. So exactly the kind of clientele MC is looking for. MC doesn’t stand a chance against that. This is a fantasy.
Maybourne Riviera opened with the slogan MR – a view of MC. There was a big legal battle and the court banned the hotel from using the Monaco name.
Apart from the expulsion of the Russian oligarchs, this is the reason that the number of ships in the port, supercars and overall traffic is in MC half what it used to be.
Avenue Princesse Grace
Cleanliness, safety, peace, a gallery of aesthetics. As the Ni-Box disappears, a never-before-seen view begins to open up. For a short time. Start rebuilding right away.
Kazachstan and RUS yellow.
My NL colleague also got a photo with TR. He spends half an hour on the Place and is probably bored, so he goes to the parking lot (he doesn’t use the elevator, maybe up to minus 7 with all those switchbacks) and goes for a ride. After about half an hour he gets bored, so he goes back deep underground and goes back to the Place.
A good time to reminisce
January 2019 San Marino
Sant´Agatha Bolognese
From the sun wall, small moto, blue font, small inscriptions above and below. Lp too big for USA,CDN,AUS.
At the same time, I learn the results. Mood down. But then it only got better. General Toyota didn’t mind at all. In the best mood at the starting line. After losing the Dakar, still RMC.
First second on Monaco soil. Now the victory is final. Thierry Neuville (B), Hyundai. The first steps are towards the family. Pic.1.
Oliver Solberg (S) Škoda , Enni Mälkönen/Sami Pajari (FIN) Yaris WRC 2, Jan Černý (CZ), 18th overall, 1st WRC3.
Remnants plucked Ecuador Lp.
At least one mystery solved.
Frangivento GT65 Windbreak exclusive Italian supercar built for driver Loris Capirossi.
Deciphered thanks to good collaborators. I’ve never had so many friends before.
And I was very pleased with Charles Leclerc on Friday. I sat on a bench in front of Tourisme and had a snack. And I saw him go. So I just raised my hand in greeting. He has tinted glass from the front, but when the car got out from the side, he was looking at me with his hand in greeting.
Woche 47 (-3). Kein BIH, NMK, AL…
On Avenue Princesse Grace with CZ Lp. Fairmont bend colleagues: Ferrari Daytona SP3. 2.3 million USD. From the side, like Leclerc, he has his 16, so here he is 23. This is Alex Albon. Search progress. Williams F1 team (Alex Albon) boss James Vowles behind the wheel.
My Dutch colleague ended up in the police car park. And he didn’t show up all day yesterday. Today he was already driving the circuit and patrolling the Place.
Other crews from Budapest-Dakar 2024. The Slovaks will drive along the axis until MA. And then to Sierra Leone. Hundreds more participants tomorrow at Genova Porto.
Last year’s models on Place. 1,6 turbo, 500PS.
Lp to the extent possible
On the eve of the biggest MC feast of Sainte Dévote, processions etc. have already started. Police maneuvers too.
So dark. very deep into the past. Unfortunately, the Police will destroy the atmosphere.
Sat. Watch the incredible drama live on RMC. The first three Neuville, Evans, Ogier are separated by only 5 seconds.
We will not see the rally until Sunday around 2 pm. We build and demolish here, 2 important roads are closed. I also realized that yesterday’s celebrations together with the return of the cars would not be possible. So they are happy in Gap, Valence, etc.
The Monte Carlo Rallye has such a strange exception. Even before the start, they tear off their Lp and replace it with the start number. So I had no hopes for Ecuador. And rightfully so.
I went up from the harbor at about 2 pm. If there is already something going on there. and well he did. In half an hour, the world premiere of 2 Toyota models began. And he found out that the book signing would start at 3 p.m.
Tänak, Katsuta, Mikkelsen (back from Škoda at Hyundai WRC), Neuville and the Toyota team. But a private catch in the garage. World champion Kalle Rovanpäre (now also MC resident), who will go all the way to Sweden. He participated in the world premiere of Toyota.
Sebastian Ogier and others set off at 16.52. Until the starting rush hour. The traffic collapse also caught the attention of a pretty Monacan woman.
The place is teeming with the captains of the world number one Toyota. The gray-haired one in Fig. 3, right, chief enginieuer had a speech at the unveiling of the new models. Great English, often mentioned by Akiro Toyoda. The whole stand was of Asian photographers. It is well. They invented it all. They were at the beginning of computers and all that consumer electronics. I really like Japan and Japanese people. How they behave, how hardworking they are, how they maintain Japanese customs and traditions.
In the last picture Jari Matti Latvala, sports director of Toyota gazoo Racing.
The Monte Carlo Rally is already rushing straight here from the Gap. Then on Friday, the monster rally (the 300 number of participants) will start all the way to Sierra Leone. They only have a sharp start in MA. Today, the vanguard is with us. Most will end up on the ferry in Genoa on Saturday.
Huge success of the Circus Festival. Buses from D and A. Oceanographic museum during the day, circus in the evening.
Charles won’t be driving like this for a long time after MC. 1.3. they start in AUS. I’m surprised they haven’t started test drives at Fiorano yet.
Until December, we will see him in MC just the last week of May. He will have urgent work here.
and made a few people happy. But it wasn’t that simple. As Alex asked recently. It is also important to observe and analyze. I was sitting in bend and suddenly things started happening. It came out to me: something is happening at Place. Supercars or Leclerc. He parked underground and took the escalator up. Today he started after weeks! Before I took a detour to the elevator. That’s about 2 minutes. delay.
I look around upstairs and see nothing. Only after a while. Isn’t that Leclerc’s Ferrari in front of the Casino? Yes, and it already has a number, as we say here. So I want to capture it and the repairman appears in the shot.
I think even the Dutch boy standing behind him was surprised. Well, it went very, very quickly. So the “number” that should have been at the beginning to the end. Charles Leclerc C812.
Monaco is second in the world in terms of population per m². And look how empty it is everywhere. That’s beautiful. In the center of the world – all alone.
that you always have the feeling that something will appear at the very next moment.
The second picture is a meter further away and just empty from the sun. Totally surprised at lunch. Chile RCH. In front next to Lp, indeed RCH oval. The first RCH normal car on a normal road. (2x moto and 1 rally special)
I asked the net after seeing this Lp. (3weeks?) And olavsplates answer was Yes. So I thought, no shame, it was GB. And today I was getting close. And that’s not GB. Gibraltar GBZ
I haven’t seen the moon IRL. And today at 3. It was a super Sunday. All closed. City of Ghosts. Empty streets. This was used by super sports owners. There was 1 car per minute. And every other supercar.
As I say Super Sunday. 38 states. Best day of the week by a huge margin. And 4 more weekly premieres. GBZ, IRL, BY and FIN. (That last picture is because a volcano probably erupted on the horizon and a new island grew. At least that’s what the clouds did).
Who do you support Leclerc. Type Leclerc apm monaco on youtube.
Yes, that’s the bend that enchanted me too. It has one sad legacy. Princess Grace.
Woche mit Schlusssprint 50 (+3). Einziges was fehlte war BIH.
The rally is coming. Today the prince revealed Škoda. Why this? As you can see, the sponsor is Pastor Group. Court builder of the princely family and real estate dealer.
The mystery from Wednesday appeared today. Can it even be an F? P also comes to mind. Or something completely different.
Such happy Bugatti retirees. The lady laughs, why are there photographers? In CZ, similar people often drive Hyundai iX 20.
I missed 2m to read it. RS Tunis?
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From the Avenue to my wild beach. That’s luxury. Just for me. Like on a desert island.
At the Monte Carlo Tennis Club UAU Superferrari from underground under a tarp. In the fresh air for the first time this year.
Citroen Ami with all Extras for sale.
Super Rare and Super Exceptional TVR.
The DK temporary from 2017 appeared.
What country am I seeing this red in? I had to think for a while.
Lp of the day UAE Dubai.
What was it like a year ago at the same time?
A little better.
TN – completely unprepared again. The second one was better. KSA? The driver looked like that. Certainly not Estonian.
Soldiers from Peru. I was passed by such a strange vehicle before. I couldn’t see anything ahead. But back for a fraction of the time! Black 2 numbers- 2 letters-2 numbers. When I met those soldiers, I was blown away. And in a moment 4 more Asian monks in those red skirts. Better not to think. NI BOX, once a sensation, is really going down. It was the only vernacular building in MC.
Deep, deep below the MC. McLaren garages. And there’s Lando Norris. He talks to the staff. You can’t take pictures. I know they are very sensitive about that. The mechanic jumps out and Lando drives off. That went fast. Although I didn’t go up to stop him there.
It started normally. But gradually it faded into nothingness. Including the airport.
Woche 47 (-5). Z.B. keine AL ,IRL oder DK.
Memory of GP Monaco 2021. Virtually no people thanks to covid.
I always wanted to see it from the beginning. The trucks started coming down already on Friday. So 10 days before the race.
A whole new city within the city began to grow.
Miss discovered Esteban Ocon, me Jackie Stewart.
All this is impossible in normal times.
I felt like the couple at the train station.
Djevočka iz Rossiji, confused and sad, on her way to Eze. Already at the station she tried in vain to catch up with the French. I hope I helped her. She had a ticket somewhere else. She elegantly avoided the photo shoot. She certainly hadn’t mood.
Only this arrived at the Oceanographic Museum today. And so it was everywhere. With the exception of UA and RUS. I personally think that all those camouflaged UA (hier very much) are those UA citizens from the east. That is, the Russians. Those who ran away from Zelensky.
It wasn’t that long ago – I didn’t document AND.
Today, after days of being empty, she came in handy.
Gone are the days when the port was full of Russian superyachts. It is half empty. And supercars of Russian and related communities, too. It’s definitely sadder in MC.
Year 2016. First long-term visit, I think. The owner of Avangard Omsk parks in the first row. All the best CZ hockey players played there.
Nordstrom II was being built, etc. But it was not liked across the ocean…….!!!
First TR on the tour
Expedition to Cap d’Ail
The sea turned black. I felt like I was on the Isle of Man or the Nordkapp.
I stopped believing. And inattention was rewarded. Beautiful MAN, without a red belt. By the time I read it, it was too late.
A few days ago they closed the direction to the port in the tunnel. This is a serious complication. Those who want to ride the circuit will not come. The Monte Carlo Rally will have its center in Gap. They wouldn’t even make it to the port. Reason. The famous NI BOX (gaming room, McDonald’s, Starbuck’s) will go down.
Everything has to be done before F1 in May. And don’t destroy the asphalt. NI BOX (probably supposed to represent a ship) was not liked by the ruler. He was the first to be shut down over Covid. I used to go to Mc’s for coffee and to warm up.
The timetable for Menton is simple and clear today.
It’s full in Leclerc apm shop. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen anyone at Mika motorbikes yet.
Eastern edge of MC. Direction Menton, Italia. A real rally takes place here every day. Scooters against cars, scooters against scooters. Every pass counts. A narrow built-up road over a precipice. The very hill and the bend. Only the occasional roundabout. Tens (other sources say up to several hundreds) of thousands will leave the MC. At the beginning (it was about 5:30 PM) there were still a lot of girls at school, grandmothers, mothers with children. Sixth, only hard men, able to go Dakar immediately. In Menton, you can’t even ride a bike at 7:30PM. The starting field has already thinned out, the faster it goes. Destination Ventimiglia (about 30km) possibly further.
I think it was last night. I stopped at a red light in Menton. And an Italian motorcycle next to me. On his feet were those beautiful leather moccasins with bare feet. So we exchanged a few words and glances at our shoes. The track is so demanding, cars are overtaken at cm, that everyone could ride a GP moto after a one-day training session. In the front positions. Unfortunately, you have to imagine the noise and stench from the scooters.
Of course, this is an attraction only for us above the Alps. We only see a few motorbikes in the summer. And Vespas is at the annual gathering.
There are 2 trains a day, the weather is pleasant, good food, a bike, nobody knows there is a war… Actually, everything is fine.
Charles Leclerc has teamed up with fashion and jewelry giant apm monaco. They also have boutiques in NZ and in Beijing at the airport and a few more in the city…
And well they did. Those who didn’t make it to the MC today didn’t lose anything. I went by bus. I prepared 2€. Last year the ticket cost 1.5. So that I have a reserve in case the price goes up. The driver tells me something and finally takes another 0.5 out of his palm. To be objective. I have a monthly pass on the train and that makes 1 ride almost free.
But for the first 14 days it was one euphoria after another. Getting here from CZ and enjoying it. 14 days on a cloud. No one will take that away from me.
What was the fate of ABH? 90% not good. No return to Nice-CdA.
KSA (90%) on the Promenade des Anglais. Totally inspiring place!
An incident in the source of my Sunday sustenance. Carrefour, Le boulevard Gambetta. Coffee 0.80, cake 1.5. But good.
Nice heute 38. MC gestern 34. Und 3 Woche Premiere. Ich bräuchte 4. Woche also 52 (-1). Jetzt ist aber Schluss.
2023 ended with 84 states. So a year-on-year drop of 3. A drop again for the first time since the Covid shock. The war in Ukraine is to blame. The Russian route has practically disappeared. Everything (what little) from Asia goes through Turkey and then explodes. While everything went from Moscow to Prague and only then did it fall apart.
In recent years there have always been 3 new states. This year 2. Not one in Prague. PRG is completely off. There is no reason to visit her. Not a single luxury car rallye arrived in 2023. This is unprecedented. I can’t write anything good. All I remember is Mongolia.
I don’t want to be in a country where opinions get arrested and fired. And foreign rags flutter.
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Replacement program “All Stars” due to a rainy day
If it hadn’t been for the rain, I would never have forced myself to do such a tedious job
There are over 20,000 photos here.
