Ici le Poste de Radiodiffusion de Cannes, Nice et de Juan-les-Pins; émission Radio Côte d'Azur. This is Jacques Hévin from Radio Côte d'Azur, broadcasting on 240,2 meters, 0,8 kW and brought to you by the Société du Casino de Juan-les-Pins. Radio Côte d'Azur also covers the Region de Nice, Monaco, et Corse.Welcome to the Grand Prix de Nice, the first race in France for this year's Grande Épreuve season. The start of the race has been delayed two days to today, Monday, April 23rd, due to a dreadful rain coming off the Mediterranean. This morning, the circuit in Nice is ready. The cars are lined up along the southern edge of the Quai des États-Unis, the drivers watching for the green flag to drop, signaling the start of the race. First they must dash to their cars, climb in, and then race off down the Promenade des Anglais, accelerating rapidly, then downshifting hard for a tight hairpin curve at the Hôtel Negresco. Then they race back up the Promenade, taking a turn at the Hôtel Ruhl, before heading up the west side of the Jardin Albert Ier to a sharp right turn at Avenue de la Victoire, followed in quick succession by a turn at Place Masséna, and then coming down to the curve where the river Paillon enters the Baie des Anges, a hard left turn onto the Quai des États-Unis, followed by a hard right hairpin at Opéra to run the straightaway back to the starting point and around again.
Today’s Grande Épreuve will consist of two laps with a pit stop available for those drivers electing to do so. It is expected to be a difficult course, with cars vying for position in the first curve at Hôtel Negresco. The curves in the Grand Prix de Nice are very tight, often necessitating drivers to shift all the way down to 1st gear and then open it back up accelerating down the straights into high gear -- a very tricky course which maximizes driver experience and is very hard on the race cars. Few expect all of the cars to finish.
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