Sun, sea and the Monaco Grand Prix, it doesn't get much better than Formula 1's glamorous showpiece event on the sun-kissed shores of the Mediterranean
Jenson Button arrives at the Monte Carlo street circuit on Sunday alongside his girlfriend Jessica Michibata - the Brawn man starts Sunday's race in pole position
Italian model, TV presenter and former Wonderbra model Elisabetta Gregoraci, also known as Mrs Flavio Briatore, keeps the army of Monaco photographers happy
There is a distinct credit-crunch feel about the celebrities on offer in Monte Carlo, but former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, actor Josh Hartnett and, er, Peaches Geldof all make the Monaco effort
Jenson Button gets an electric start to pull clear of the field in the Monaco sun, Rubens Barrichello sneaks past Kimi Raikkonen to really put the icing on the cake for Brawn
The secret of the Brawn success at the start is down to their choice of tyres: they start on the super soft tyres, a brave decision which pays off handsomely for Ross Brawn's team
And after 78 near-perfect laps, Button takes the chequered flag to win the Monaco Grand Prix and become the first British driver to win three races in a row since Damon Hill at the start of the 1996 season
And for the third time this season, Rubens Barrichello finishes second behind his Brawn team-mate, ahead of the two Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa
Button's only mistake comes after the chequered flag when he parks his car in the wrong place and has to run back down the pit straight for the podium celebrations
Button celebrates his fifth win of the season with the victory champagne in Monaco - the Englishman now has 51 world championship points and a 16 point lead in the drivers' championship
A rare smile from Finland's former world champion Kimi Raikkonen, whose third place is Ferrari's first podium of the season
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