Rain‑hit Spa set the stage as a downpour delayed the race start by 80 minutes. Once conditions permitted, after four laps behind the Safety Car, the race went green with a rolling start on Lap 5, commonly seen as the safest option under such conditions.
London witnessed the magnificence and sumptuousness of one of Monaco’s most majestic events: “The Grand Ball of Princes and Princesses”, solemnly inaugurated by the Royal British Army Orchestra of the Grenadier Guards.
