Circuit de Monaco is a street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the principality of Monaco. It is commonly referred to as "Monte Carlo" because it is largely inside the Monte Carlo neighbourhood of Monaco.
Due to the tight and twisty nature of the circuit, it favours the skill of the drivers over the power of the cars. However, there is very little overtaking as the course is so narrow and dangerous.
Nelson Piquet likened racing round the course to "riding a bicycle around your living room". Prior to 1987, the number of cars starting the race was limited to 20, compared to 26 at other circuits. The famous tunnel section (running under the Fairmont Hotel, marked in grey in the circuit diagram above) is said to be difficult for drivers to cope with due to the quick switch from light to dark, then back to light again, at one of the fastest points of the course. As a result, race outcomes tend to be decided by grid positions as well as pit strategies, and is extremely hard on gearboxes and brakes.
The circuit is generally recognised to be less safe than other circuits used for Formula One. Driver and former winner Michael Schumacher stated before the 2012 Grand Prix that the additional risk is "justifiable once a year". If it were not already an existing Grand Prix, it would not be permitted to be added to the Formula One schedule, for safety reasons.
- Base track environnement : carrera4
- 3D & 2D Updates : Marek Adamus and Alain Fry
- Track camera update : Alain Fry
- AMS Conversion : Marek Adamus
- Screenshoots : Maxellero (and Vortlas for facebook)
- Beta testing : Dann Murillo, Alain Fry
Monaco base version :
- DRS Zones : included
- Track dynamic surface : included (physics and graphics)
- New building (harbour hotel)
- Anti-cut system included
- New AMS shaders
- Updated camera
Monaco v1.6 :
- Fixed huge bumps last sector
- Fixed fuel estimation
- Improved AI racing experience
Monaco v1.7 :
- Huge FPS gain (better shadows management)