| Monaco always attracts the world's biggest | | | | Ferrari team. This year in Monaco, he played tour |
| celebrities with its natural beauty and refined | | | | guide to French actor Jean Reno. The two |
| elegance. When the excitement of Formula One | | | | worked together on films like Le Grand Bleu and |
| racing hits the principality's streets at the end of | | | | Nikita. |
| May, top models as well as Hollywood stars and | | | | Quentin Tarantino recently attended the European |
| starlets come out in full force to enjoy the most | | | | Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. When asked for his |
| glamorous race of the year; the Monaco Grand | | | | thoughts on racing, Tarantino said, ""I like all this |
| Prix. | | | | pageantry that happens beforehand. The guys are |
| Actors, directors and top models converge at | | | | trying to get ready to do a race, but then they |
| Formula One racing events year round to bask in | | | | have all this carnival just before their do-or-die |
| the glitz of the world's most expensive sport. The | | | | time." |
| rich and famous seem to love the high-speed | | | | While the Grand Prix hasn't had a serious accident |
| thrills and excitement that surrounds the races, | | | | in years, the event certainly does get some of its |
| especially when the action is set in scenic | | | | allure from the danger of racing on narrow |
| European towns. | | | | streets with tight turns and changing elevations. |
| Hollywood and the Grand Prix have long gone | | | | The race is held each year on the Circuit de |
| hand in hand, since actors and directors often visit | | | | Monaco, which consists of the city streets of |
| the race in conjunction with a visit to the Cannes | | | | Monte Carlo and La Condamine and includes the |
| Film Festival. The festival, which runs at the same | | | | famous harbour. It takes six weeks to build the |
| time of year just north of the race along the | | | | circuit and three weeks after the event to tear it |
| Mediterranean coast of France, is an event that is | | | | down. |
| never missed by Tinseltown's A-list. For stars that | | | | Only two drivers in the history of the race have |
| also love to watch racing, a visit to Cannes usually | | | | ever crashed into the harbour, with the most |
| serves as a prelude to the Grand Prix. For | | | | famous of the two being Alberto Ascari in 1955. |
| instance, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and George | | | | Ascari survived the crash into the water after |
| Clooney showed up at the 2004 race while | | | | missing a chicane. The other driver, Paul Hawkins |
| promoting their film Ocean's 12 at Cannes. | | | | of Australia, ended up in the water in 1965. |
| The Grand Prix and Fashion Unite event has | | | | Hawkins crashed his Lotus and flew over the wall, |
| recently become a fixture on the race calendar. | | | | after which he swam away from the accident to |
| The 2007 event brought together supermodels | | | | safety. |
| and socialites to raise funds for the Tereza | | | | The race was founded in 1929 by Anthony |
| Maxova Foundation, which benefits orphanages in | | | | Noghes, with the permission of Prince Louis II and |
| the Czech Republic. The event featured designs | | | | sponsorship from the Automobile Club de Monaco. |
| by Isabell Kristensen, famous for her red carpet | | | | It has become one of the most important races |
| creations. Actress Bai Ling attended the event, as | | | | in the world, alongside the Indianapolis 500 and the |
| did German model Lena Gehrke and Czech | | | | 24 Hours of Le Mans. The three races are |
| beauty Petra Nemcova. | | | | collectively known as the Triple Crown. |
| Famous Hollywood directors Luc Besson and | | | | The history and drama of the race is intriguing, as |
| George Lucas are Formula One regulars. The | | | | is the opulence of its fans. The rich and famous |
| 2007 Grand Prix also brought Jude Law to | | | | are treated like royals amongst the gorgeous cars |
| Monaco to enjoy the action of this year's racing | | | | in majestic Monaco at the end of May, tempting |
| season. | | | | many top models as well as Hollywood's brightest |
| Besson typically attends most Formula One | | | | stars and starlets to take a trip to see the Grand |
| events with his friend Jean Todt, director of the | | | | Prix. |