Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls

We’ve got the race coverage but we also thought you’d like this.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
The McLaren chassis engineers take a moment to pose for the camera during last year’s race. Note the precisely matching uniforms so typical of the Working team’s famous attention to detail.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
The BMW Sauber aerodynamics team relax after first practice. That’s Chief Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer Dr Helga Strasberger in the blue.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
Russia’s leading technical writers Dr Olga Strasvinski (left) and Prof Tatiana Promakov (right) assess current front wing configurations during a stroll prior to delivering their keynote lecture on stress fracture analysis to leading F1 engineers.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
Two of Latvia’s leading motorsport journalists, Aleksis Basamov (top) and Sylvia Smolenska (bottom) pay close attention to the race. They don’t need to take notes. It’s all in their heads.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
The Sugababes, yesterday. Shortly after this photograph was taken the entire line up was changed. Again.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
One of F1’s top race officials, Dr Edith du Bourg deep in thought as she ponders a key ruling on pit release strategy.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
Williams’ chief gearbox technician Dr Aino Svensson-Rice showing off the team’s regulation flame-proof combat pants and bikini top.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
Red Bull’s Professor Marie-Clare Moreau (blue shirt) talks strategy with Bridgestone Chief Rubber Compound Technologist Dr Professor Elya Mueller (white handbag)
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
The McLaren pit during last year’s race. That’s Director of Engineering Systems Dr Emmanuela Lopez in the blue and grey dress.
Trackside With the Monaco Grid Girls
A throwback to more lavish times in F1. This is a scene from the 2007 Monaco GP when BMW brazenly used a chemically frozen Cliff Richard as their rear jack.