Lap of the Monaco circuit with David Coulthard

A lap of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit starts on the pit straight, which has a gentle curve to the right along its entire length. You reach 170mph / 273kph in sixth gear before braking hard as the track inclines for the infamous tight, bumpy, right of Sainte Devoite, which is a virtual 90-degree corner taken at 50mph / 80kph in second gear and is usually the scene of first corner incidents. Accelerating up the Beau Rivage climb, you keep close to the inside curb before dabbing the brakes slightly for the bumpy right of Casino Square. A burst of acceleration follows on the downhill approach to the bumpy right-hander of Mirabeau. Keeping tight to the right as you reach the hairpin, a short spurt of gas then takes you to the Grand Hotel Hairpin, the tightest, slowest corner on the circuit. Two sharp right handers follow both in second gear which lead you to the entrance to the Tunnel. Pushing hard on the throttle, you sweep through the covered right-hand curve, and reach the maximum speed on the circuit, 175mph / 281kph in seventh, as you burst back out into daylight by the sea wall. Braking hard for the left-right Nouvelle chicane, your speed drops to 30mph / 48kph, beforea ccelerating out along the run to Tabac. This fast left-hander is followed by the swimming pool complex, which has seen some revisions this year and takes you to the famous sharp right hairpin of Rascasse, which swings you round 180-degrees onto a short uphill straight that leads to the final corner, before accelerating up the hill along the pit straight to start another lap.

Source : Mclaren

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