MONACO (AP) — 1:30 p.m. (1130 GMT)
With the Cannes Film Festival a short drive away, celebrity spotting has always been easy at the Monaco Grand Prix.
In the 1960s, it was film stars like Swedish actress Britt Ekland and British actor Peter Sellers who turned up. In more recent years, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio have all attended the glamorous event.
This year, Michael Fassbender was spotted shortly before Sunday’s race, while Real Madrid’s soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo turned up with British fashion model Cara Delevingne.
While Ronaldo chatted to Formula One driver Fernando Alonso — who is a huge soccer fan — in the pit lane, Delevingne sat on a McLaren car wheel.
Liam Payne of pop band One Direction was also seen strolling around the paddock area, and former world ski champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany also attended.
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12:50 p.m. (1050 GMT)
Glitz and glamour are part of any Formula One race, but never more so than at the Monaco Grand Prix, its showcase event where movie stars bump shoulders with royalty and sports celebrities — and hopefully take in some top-class racing as well.
As always, fans have flocked to the picturesque Principality to soak up the atmosphere at the most unique event in F1, a street-circuit race which sees drivers go past the Monte Carlo casino, famous boutiques and some of the most expensive real estate in the world.
Raucous crowds gather around the glittering harbor, while others prefer to seek a good vantage point in the surrounding hills perched just underneath Prince Albert’s huge palace.
More privileged spectators have a free view while drinking champagne on their luxury yachts.
In this rich playground, it’s a case of the haves and the have yachts.
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