Formula One’s iconic Monaco Grand Prix, a glittering fixture on the world motorsport calendar for 65 years, was cancelled Thursday, the lat...
Formula One’s iconic Monaco Grand Prix, a glittering fixture on the world motorsport calendar for 65 years, was cancelled Thursday, the latest event to fall victim to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
The race, due to be held in the Principality on May 24, was axed completely while the Grand Prix in the Netherlands and Spain were postponed.
“The situation is no longer tenable,” said a statement by the Automobile Club de Monaco. “After careful consideration as to the gravity of this crisis worldwide, it is with great sadness that the board of directors has taken this decision.”
It will be the first time since 1954 that there has not been a Monaco Grand Prix, part of motor racing’s fabled ‘Triple Crown’ which also includes the Le Mans 24 Hour Race and Indy 500.
Winners of the celebrated race, which winds its way around the well-heeled streets of the millionaires’ playground on the Riviera, include legends such as Ayrton Senna, a six-time champion, and Michael Schumacher, victorious on five occasions.
Lewis Hamilton won in Monaco in 2019 on his way to a sixth world title.
The binning of the Monaco race and postponements in the Netherlands and Spain follow the cancellation of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last week, and...
