McLaren-Mercedes driver, Juan Pablo Montoya describes a lap of Monte Carlo🃏 - site of this weekend's Monaco Grand P▨rix, the 'jewel in the F1 crown'...

"A lap of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit starts on the pit straight, which has a gentle curve to the right along its entire length. You reach 273km/h in sixth gear bef♔ore braking hard as the track inclines for the infamous tight, bumpy, right of Sainte Devoite, which is a virtual 90-degree corner taken at 80km/h in second gear and is usually the scene of first corner incidents.

"Accelerating up the Beau Rivage climb, your 🐭speed reaches 273km/h in sixth gear as you approach the long left of Massanet, which is negotiated at 136km/h in third. Keeping close to the inside curb through Massanet, you dab the brakes slightly for the bumpy right of Casino Square, which is taken at 1𒉰28km/h, still in third.

"A burst of acceleratio𒐪n follows, reaching some 209km/h in fourth gear on the downhill approach to the bumpy right-hander of Mirabeau.

"Keeping tight to the right as you reaꦚch the hairpin🎶, you shift down through the gears to take Mirabeau at 80km/h in second gear. This is a possible overtaking opportunity.

"A short spurt of gas takes you to the Grand Hotel Hairpin, the tightest, slowest corner on the circuit, which req꧂uires full lock to neg🀅otiate it and sees the track continue to plunge downhill and your speed drop to below 48km/h in first gear.

"Two sharp right handers follow both in second gear, with a maximum speed of 88km/h, the second of which leads you to the entrance to🐓 the Tunnel. You have to be careful here as the armco on the exit is not straight.

"Pushing hard on the throttle, you sweep through the covered right-hand curve, which is the only flat out section of the track. You reach the maximum speed on the circ♈uit, 281km/h in ꩵseventh, as you burst back out into daylight by the sea wall.

"Braking hard for the left-right Nouvelle chicane, your speed drops to 48km/h, before accelerating out along the run to Tabac. This fast left-hander is taken at 143🔯km/h in third. Entering the swimming pool complex, your speed increases to just over 209km/h in fourth gear for the first section of the left-right kink, before braking to negotiate the slower, revised sectionﷺ, which now sees a tighter entrance, at 112km/h.

"Another short period of acceleration follows as you continue along the harbour front, whicꦰh sees you reach 193km/h in third on the approach to the Rascasse. This sharp, right-hand hairpin, which poses a difficult braking manoeuvre as you swing round 180-degrees is taken at 48km/h in first gear.

"A short uphill s𒅌traight leads to the final corner, which is taken in second at 72km/h, before accelerating up the hill along the pit straight to start another lap..."