Monaco is a season highlight - Heidfeld

On the race calendar, the Monaco Grand Prix is merely listed as the 7th of 18 season races. To Nick Heidfeld, however, the GP weekend in the Principality is much more than just another World Championship race, not only because he managed to record a top position last year.

Nick holds fond memories of the Monaco Grand Prix. Last year, he entered the race on the shortest circuit on sixth position and managed to cross the finish line in second place. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Nick Heidfeld is looking forward to this season's edition of the Monaco GP: "The race in Monaco is without a doubt one of the highlights of the season. Driving through the streets with the apartment blocks and buildings on either side is an extraordinary feeling. I finished second last year, but even without such a great result the race would still have been a lot of fun."

According to Nick, it could become an even greater challenge to achieve a good race result this time around. "Qualifying will be much trickier than in recent years, with a lot more cars out on the track at the same time," says Quick Nick. But the reason for his strong connection to Monaco goes beyond good race results. "I have a strong connection with the Principality, having lived there for several years before moving to Switzerland. When Formula One comes to Monte Carlo the whole place goes crazy. The bay is full of yachts and the streets are buzzing. I would recommend anybody to experience the Monaco Grand Prix weekend at least once."