grand prix french grand prix formula motor race held year run widely considered important prestigious automobile races world indianapolis hours forms triple crown circuit called exceptional location glamour prestige race held narrow course laid streets elevation changes tight corners tunnel making demanding tracks formula spite relatively low average speeds dangerous place race involves intervention safety car grand prix adhere mandated kilometre mile minimum race distance event pre second world war european championship included world championship drivers designated times title honorary designation given year grand prix race europe known wins 1960s brazil won race times driver victories winning races driver won race consecutive years different winning history origins like european races current world championship grand prix organised auspices father founding president originally named sport foray holding club applied international governing body upgraded regional french club national status application refused lack major event held wholly boundaries rally considered roads european countries order attain national status proposed creation automobile grand prix streets obtained official support gained support plans level driver racing thought topography location suited setting race track race held april won driving grand prix automobile invitation event invited decided attend leading drivers decided compete represented mercedes sent leading driver drive drove fighting race bringing second position end race despite starting fifteenth race won williams pseudonym driving painted dark green driver competed pseudonym baron unable compete having prior commitment compete indianapolis day compete following year beaten finished second took victory race driving remains native won event pre war race quickly grew importance large number races termed prix formally recognised important race affiliated national automobile clubs international prix ranked alongside french belgian italian spanish prix year race grand prix grid positions decided practice time established method race saw exchange lead times settled favour final lap car caught fire race round new european championship stormy weather broken oil line led series crashes eliminating newcomer proving truth nickname went win von coming grand prix demand appearance money led cancel event war overtook second world war ended organised racing europe post war grand prix racing europe started september park city paris months day end war europe new premier racing category defined successor based pre war class grand prix run formula won future world champion formula early championship days event cancelled death included new following year race provided future time world champion win world championship race place year old best result world championship era race year world drivers championship run powerful formula cars race run sports car rules instead form world championship continuously formula world championship year won time scored points oldest driver compete won grand prix saw double winner mercedes colleague went better won race driving cooper race saw moss fend works year old lotus victory era britain won race times 1960s known king won won years race took pole position led start went escape road lap avoid hitting slow joining fifth place hill set new lap records way winning race notable absence indianapolis paul lotus ending harbour similar incident included film grand prix hill teammate won new won hill won years event final formula championship victory time double formula world champion track alterations safety increasing business interests start 1970s efforts saw events cancelled safety concerns event barriers placed specific points time circuit history circuit conditions aside removal people production cars parked road virtually identical everyday civilian use driver went crash track buildings trees lamp posts glass windows train station cases harbour water concrete road course protect drivers going track mediterranean circuit gained specific points races circuit completely lined time history circuit altered year pits moved waterfront straight moved forward right junction point pits course course changed race iii nautical stadium constructed straight went pits circuit introduced section went new swimming pool created space new pit facility course altered devote corner slower placed right pit straight races early 1970s team owner started marshal collective power prestigious early bone contention historically number cars permitted race decided race case set low number starting negotiate deals relied race stand issue left race jeopardy gave agreed cars participate number permitted circuits years later managed numbers tight confines slow average speeds nature thrown unexpected results race led laps retiring led laps end spun wet track hit barriers lost wheel giving lead spun lap half letting followed lap ran fuel tunnel ran fuel overtake meantime bump started car went score grand prix win disagreements sport automobile agreement negotiated individual television rights deal abc united_states broke agreement enforced single central negotiation television rights president announced form formula world championship fought case french courts won case race eventually reinstated era decade race won drivers arguably best drivers formula brazilian winner support race formula cars took win race race started minutes late heavy rain led briefly overtook lap crashed laps later letting lead lap led catching catching lap race stopped conditions deemed later fined clerk course suspended licence consulting stopping race drivers received half points usually awarded race stopped thirds intended race distance completed won retired blown engine lotus start ferrari retook lead twice went track devote brazilian italian huge accident laps previously oil debris track passed retook tire running debris accident dropped 4th able pass roman finished 2nd french dominated starting pole position race changed grounds safety holds record victories including consecutive wins podium finishes starts win time car active suspension won grand prix managed win race went broken exhaust win popular people arrested monday following race riding motorcycle wearing helmet released officers realised dominated able ahead teammate held race austrian ferrari time got past pushed hard set lap seconds faster brazilian panicked set fastest laps pushing hard possible bit barrier corner crashed separating road mediterranean upset went flat heard went win fourth time dominated stuck brazilian dominated event won races held point season took pole dominated race williams seven laps remaining suffered loose wheel forced pits emerging worn tyres fresh tyres set lap record seconds quicker closed seconds laps pair final laps find way past finishing tenths second brazilian poor start event crashed practice qualified 3rd pole german rising star win getting corner serve time penalty jumping start retired active suspension problems won late son fifth win record took sixth win race breaking record wins runner commented father modern times race emotional tragic affair came weeks tragic race austrian died massive head injuries track accidents successive days event austrian accident tunnel went coma miss rest season feared life won event easily race saw pole position crashing lap overtaken hill led laps engine expired tunnel took lead suffered suspension failure laps later started 14th place moved lead stayed end race pushed way win team cars crossed finish line seven classified seven time world champion eventually win race times matching record holds current lap record set appearance event attracted criticism holding pole position qualifying session drawing close stopped car blocking track competitors slow claimed result genuine car failure disagreed sent grid july announced year deal reached race organisers keeping race calendar circuit circuit consists city streets includes famous harbour unique having held circuit time run long period italian grand prix held formula regulated year similarly lengthy close relationship single circuit race circuit elevation changes tight corners narrow course makes demanding tracks formula racing drivers crashed ended harbour famous despite fact course minor changes times history considered ultimate test driving skills formula existing grand prix permitted added schedule safety reasons magazine offered opinion respectable traffic system covered track danger sign posts left right centre triple formula champion fond saying racing like trying cycle round living room added win worth notably course includes tunnel contrast daylight entering exiting tunnel presents challenges faced drivers adjust vision emerge tunnel fastest point track brake daylight fastest lap set qualifying grand prix viewing areas grand prix weekend spectators crowd number temporary built circuit harbour area rich famous arrive boats harbour fill spectators viewing areas race hotels residents cash birds eye views race grand prix organizers officially voted palace best view organization organized year runs junior cup differs ways prix practice session race held thursday preceding race instead friday allows streets opened public friday late 1990s race started local time hour half later european formula races recent years race fallen line formula races convenience television viewers earlier event traditionally held week ascension day held memorial day weekend united_states years numbers cars admitted discretion race organisers smallest ostensibly narrow twisting track cars permitted enter grand prix compared cars rounds year circuit takes weeks removal race takes weeks podium race instead section track closed race act place cars held official inspection drivers race leave cars walk directly royal box podium ceremony held considered custom race trophies handed national anthems driver team played opposed prix anthems played fame widely considered important prestigious automobile races world alongside indianapolis mile race hours races considered form triple crown famous motor races world driver won triple crown winning races practice session overlaps indianapolis races clash races place opposite sides atlantic_ocean form different championships difficult driver compete effectively career won indianapolis driver racing won races closest completing triple crown awarding gold medal motor sport prince iii characterised contributing exceptional location glamour prestige motor sport run patronage generations royal family taken close interest race large income comes tourists attracted warm climate famous casino tax haven home including formula drivers produced native formula drivers tax status home drivers years including formula contenders property including owner hotel small size town location circuit drivers races end early usually apartments minutes famously retired apartment crashing lead race winners multiple winners drivers drivers competing formula championship multiple winners pink background indicates event formula world championship cream background indicates event pre war european championship teams competing formula championship current season year pink background indicates event formula world championship cream background indicates event pre war european championship previous circuit configurations
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