It has always been a dream of mine to visit the pits during a Formula One race. This is, of course, quite impossible. However, David and I were invited to attend the qualifying training sessions of the 59th Monaco Grand Prix. The race itself took place on Sunday, May 27 2001, and the training sessions the day before. As it turned out, the invitation also included a visit to the stands between the last free training and the actual qualifying session! During that time, most of the big-name teams (Ferrari, Williams, McLaren...) covered up their stands, while others (Arrows, Jaguar, Sauber...) did not seem to mind the visitors. This page contains a few of the photos that were taken in the Monaco pit lane. It was really great fun to be there!
The Ferrari stand at the entrance of the pit lane, seen from across the street
World Champion Michael Schumacher's car is being prepared
Sneaking a "forbidden" shot
Jos Verstappen's Arrows
Nick Heidfeld's Sauber
Pedro de la Rosa's Jaguar
Even though admission is strictly controlled, the pitlane was very crowded
One of the two Minardis
Luciano Burti's Prost
Prost race control
Ralf Schumacher's BMW-powered Williams
Jacques Villeneuve's BAR
Michael Schumacher: "only" second in training, but the winner of the race!
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