F1: presented 'Le grand rendez-vous', film with Leclerc

A short film to celebrate the beginning of a return to normal in Monaco, where the lockdown prevented one of the most iconic Formula 1 Grand Prix from taking place. Claude Lelouch's work, which was shown for the first time in the Saturday evening, tells of unusual events that this year have taken the place of one of the events dear to the motorsport tradition.
    The SF90 Stradale conquers the scene of the film on the circuit which until last year hosted the single-seater companies for 65 consecutive editions. Emotions that the model interprets perfectly thanks to its 1000 HP V8, the first hybrid engine mounted on a series car in the history of the House.
    Presented last year and not yet officially tested on the road, the shooting provided the opportunity to subject the Ferraris to a perfect "pressure test" at the Monaco circuit. At his wheel Charles Leclerc exceeded 240 km / h on the roads that saw him grow, hosting
    Prince Albert II as passengers first SAS and then a mysterious travel companion.
    Filming was filmed early in the morning on May 24, the same day the Grand Prix was originally scheduled. On this occasion, the Principality was closed to traffic but the event was followed by many Monegasque residents in the first phase in which the lockdown measures were loosening. A production of 17 technicians resorted to every type of camera to capture Ferrari's performance, with the collaboration and advice of six engineers and mechanics who came from Maranello.
    The short film recalls the first "C'était un rendez vous", shot by Lelouch in Paris in 1976 and then became a cult.
    In addition to the passion for speed and the unmistakable soundtrack of the Ferrari engine, the two works share female presences close to the French director: the woman of the first meeting is Gunilla Friden, then his partner, while the young florist who appears at the beginning and at the end of the new film is Rebecca Blanc-Lelouch, their grandson.