World champion Fernando Alonso rounds the first corner, Ste Devote, as he familiarises himself with his Renault

Jenson Button heads towards the Honda pit before Saturday morning practice

Fernando Alonso's Renault is reflected in a fireman's mask in the Monaco pitlane

Felipe Massa wrestles his Ferrari through Massenet with the Mediterranean glinting in the background

Kimi Raikkonen blasts between the barriers up the steep hill towards the tricky Massenet bend in his McLaren

Williams driver Nico Rosberg confronts one of Monaco's landmarks - the famous tunnel under the Loews hotel

Michael Schumacher's Ferrari screams past the famous Hotel de Paris in Casino Square

Guests relax in Red Bull's hospitality unit, themed with the new Hollywood film Superman Returns

Two sunbathers enjoy the view from their hotel balcony as practice gets under way on Thursday afternoon

Kimi Raikkonen, whose nickname is "The Iceman", poses in a model of his McLaren made of ice

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa watches events in the company of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong

Jenson Button heads down to the harbour front in a blur of speed in his Honda

Kimi Raikkonen blasts out of the tunnel at more than 180mph during practice in his McLaren

Michael Schumacher shows off a new race suit and his latest sunglasses as he walks to the pits

Fisichella passes boats in the bay as he guides his Renault out of Portier and towards the tunnel

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone chats to Monaco's Prince Albert, for whom this year is his first race as official monarch

Rubens Barrichello, sporting a new helmet design, guides his Honda around one of the tight bends