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With the 2008 F1 season about to begin, the quiet holiday island of Menorca has played host to the world's top teams. The world of motorsport was thrown into turmoil recently as British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton was subject to racist abuse in Spain. A new organisation that sees sport as a route to world peace has just been established, and the first meeting has been held in Monaco. One of sport's great spectacles is the Monaco Grand Prix - but quite a few drivers choose Monaco as their permanent home. The Monaco Grand Prix is an annual event car enthusiasts and celebrities alike mingle together on the streets of Monte Carlo. A major row with team mate Fernando Alonso didn't stop Lewis Hamilton gaining an impressive victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. While millionaires and billionaires sip champagne and ponder buying a yacht at this year's Monte Carlo Yacht Show that would be beyond the reach of mere lottery winners, the organisers have successfully made past events carbon neutral. This year will be no exception as Monte Carlo shows the rich they can be environmentally friendly too. In a recent poll Brits named the Monaco Grand Prix as their ultimate sporting event destination. The glamour of Formula 1 and Monte Carlo make the Monaco Grand Prix a perfect combination of the two. Monaco is a fvaourite vacation spot for the rich - and now the country has a new facility for their yachts. Their favourite destination has a new shipyard specially designed for their superyachts. Fernando Alonso in a McLaren won the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix, for the second successive year. Team mate Lewis Hamilton came second, with Felipe Massa in a Ferrari finishing third. The F1 season is well under way with the most competitive race for the drivers' championship in years. Changes to the sport's regulations are helping bring the popularity of F1 back to into the limelight. Lewis Hamilton achieved his second win of the season in the US, and made it seven podium finishes in a row. An opinion poll in the UK named the Monaco Grand Prix as the ultimate sporting event destination for most British people. The glamour of Formula 1 and Monte Carlo make the Monaco Grand Prix a perfect combination of travel and sports. With a Lewis Hamilton victory hyped before the race, British F1 fans were to be in for a disappointment as Ferrari took the chequered flag for the second race in a row. Ferrari clinched an impressive 1-2 at the French Grand Prix, the last one to be held at Magny-Cours. With a reputation as a campaigner for the environment, Prince Albert of Monaco has turned his attention to the sporting world and is to head a new Olympics campaign designed to promote a better world through sport, as well as the environment. Lewis Hamilton has the race of his life ahead of him in Brazil to win the world championship title in Brazil. Success is within his grasp. He just needs to keep his focus on his goal. The F1 Grand Prix, also known as Formula One racing is the most watched car racing event in the world. The Formula in F1 racing refers to a set of rules that all participants and cars must fulfill. Millions of people in 200 countries around the world watch the Formula One racing event. Luxury yachts and private planes in an age of global warming might show that while ordinary citizens are cutting down on CO2 emissions, the rich carry on as if nothing is changing. But Monaco is successfully showing that wealth doesn't have to mean a damaging carbon footprint. The Monaco Yacht Show is a case in point for this year. As Prince Albert of Monaco champions the environmental cause to decision makers in Europe and the US, his attention has also turned to green matters in his tax haven Principality. A plan to cut carbon emissions has been unveiled, and it could make Monaco one of the world's most environmentally friendly countries. When implemented it could see Monaco held up as an example to the world. 1 2 | ||
