For generations, the Monaco Grand PrixTM has followed a familiar formula: build towards qualifying, fight for every millimetre on Saturday and then race through the Principality on Sunday. In 2027, the event is pressing fast-forward.
There are State Visits that create new relationships, and there is a unique one that formally recognises a relationship that has existed for centuries. When Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrived at the Prince’s Palace on Friday 2 October, Monaco and Italy were more than seven centuries into their relationship.



