WHY MONACO MATTERS
Still the crown jewel of Formula 1, despite its many eccentricities
Cooked up in the late 1920s by a cigarette magnate to put the Principality on the international racing map, the Monaco Grand Prix is just as important today as it was then. So what is it that draws us back to an experience one world champion – who never won here – likened to riding a bicycle around your living room?