He did not have a Monaco Grand Prix this year but an engine still reasoned this Sunday in the streets of the Principality. Between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., a Ferrari SF90 Stradale placed in the hands of Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, hit the princely bitumen with peaks at 250 km / h. At very high speed, the Monegasque driver multiplied the accelerations and followed the turns on the usual route of the Formula 1 grand prix for the shooting of a short film signed by Claude Lelouch.
A look back at the filming this morning in the Principality of the film "Le Grand Rendez-vous" by Claude Lelouch, with the presence of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, @Charles_Leclerc and his Ferrari SF90 Stradale. # LeGrandRendezVous # Ferrari # MonacoGP ACM_Corminboeuf pic.twitter.com/4Vuy7O9YUu
- Automobile Club MC (@ACM_Media) May 24, 2020For two hours, certain streets of the Monegasque city were privatized for the needs of this production, a nod to the supersonic crossing of Paris filmed by the French director in 1976. That year, Claude Lelouch had filmed for 8 minutes the route dazzling from a Mercedes launched at very high speed in the streets of the capital, in the early morning.
"It was a date" told how a late man went to a gallant meeting taking all the risks. But 44 years ago, Claude Lelouch had not obtained any authorization from the municipality. He had himself driven his own car equipped with cameras, which had cost him a summons to the police headquarters and a license withdrawal.
For this remake, the French director has this time obtained all the necessary exemptions from the princely family. Prince Albert, who is sorry this year for not being able to welcome Formula 1 because of the coronavirus crisis, should even make an appearance as a guest star in the short film which will be released on June 13.
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