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Better known as one of the best British, heritage Footwear brands, Grenson have been producing quality shoes in the U.K. since 1866. So after over 150 years they?ve decided to expand their produce range, no not in footwear but luxury, aspirational and yet surprisingly affordable luggage. So for the first time ever Grenson are launching their first bags collection, featuring classic bag styles from the past, all made in specially commissioned British Millerain durable waxed cotton twill canvas.

The bags include a 1960?s flight bag, inspired by the classic airline branded flight bags from the jet era, reminiscent of the PanAm classic, a Holdall is inspired by the classic branded sports bag of the 1970s but given a modern overhaul inside to carry and protect our everyday tech accessories. , two sizes of backpack which take inspiration from the ?The Pattern 42 Bergen Rucksack? which was commissioned in June of 1940, for the British Commandos, this multi pocket style rucksack has proved to be a timeless classic. Then we have another second world war reference in two sizes of Messenger bag which draws on a bag that gained popularity during WWII when troops would use them to carry their personal belongings, leaving hands free for weapons or tools and finally a simple Tote which was popularized in the 1940s after the release of L.L Bean?s Boat Bag. During the 1960s tote bags then went from being simply functional to stylish fashion accessories. The main canvas material for all of the bags was created to unique Grenson specifications by the famous weatherproofing textiles manufacturer, British Millerain.

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Composer, performer and now developer Laura Shigihara?s first game, Rakuen [official site], is out now, and it is something truly special. In a To The Moon sort of way. A hilarious and heartbreaking tale of loss and redemption, with songs. Here?s wot I think:

Rakuen is a book, a story regularly read to a young boy by his mother, about a magical land wherein lives the Guardian of the Forest, a creature who grants wishes. After his hospitalisation, the boy?s mother visits him each night to read the book, and eventually reveals to him a secret: the book?s world is real, and together they can visit.

Which might, alone, sound a perhaps twee set-up for a game. However, this is directly contrasted by the cruel reality of the hospital, and mature topics like dementia, disease and death. Following some sort of incident the whole hospital building is in recovery, the staff still shellshocked, areas still being rebuilt. Other patients in nearby wards have complex stories behind their reasons for being there. There?s an abundance of darkness to match that light.

In this combat-free RPG, you explore both realities as they intertwine and overlap, delving into patients? lives and emotional backstories, and meet a vast, utterly lovely cast of deeply crafted characters.

I think it?s important to get To The Moon comparisons out of the way at the start. Shigihara worked on that splendid game?s music, and was clearly inspired by it in Rakuen?s inception, but beyond this the links are mostly incidental. Both certainly are about exploring people?s pasts on some level, and both are presented in RPGMaker meaning there?s that unavoidable look, but Rakuen is very much its own distinctive thing. If anything, it feels like a more fleshed out, more elaborate game than Ken Gao?s gorgeous tear-jerker.

RPGMaker is a restrictive engine, limited to a weeny 640×480, and only scaling up to fullscreen. Fortunately, Shigihara has ensured the game stands out in so many ways, crafting something really wonderful from its confining limits. The use of lovely close-up character art, and brilliantly bright and cheerful pixel backgrounds, immediately helps it to stand out from the Steam churn. And on top of that, the game is smart with some subtle nods in the design.

At the very start the game is displayed in a green-grey monochrome, echoing the look of early Gameboy RPGs. It?s a hospital ward, you?re playing a young boy (with no given name) who?s lying in bed, visited by a couple of other characters. And then someone switches the lights on and colour fills the room. And colour is so important here.

Character animations and movement are another crucial factor. They are implemented here with a deft hand, outreaching the limitations of the engine via some sublimely fun and daft rushing about. In fact, to pay it quite the compliment, at times I was reminded of the outstanding character movement in the Mario & Luigi RPG games. Lovely extra details are all over, like the moving sunbeams that shine across the land of Rakuen, or the gruesomely grim tones evoked during nightmarish sequences, making the engine far prettier or more adaptable than you might have realised it could be.

The result is the washed out, near-monochrome hospital that is suitably sombre, contrasted with the vivid and explosively colourful world of Rakuen, a huge and sprawling village that gradually opens up to you as you progress, replete with floating islands in the sky, elaborate underground cave networks, and the best tea shop you could ever imagine.

There is so much to celebrate here, and I want to start with what stood out the most: this is the only game I can think of that so prominently features a mum. Boy (as the game only ever refers to him) is accompanied for most of the game by his mother, the two of them exploring both the hospital and the world of Rakuen together. This has two enormous effects ? firstly it puts a dynamic relationship at the centre of the story, the two able to chat at any point, Mom able to offer hints, and most importantly, chat to and argue with the game?s characters alongside you. Secondly, it dramatically changes how your approach understanding and interpreting the game?s use of fantasy. A child escaping to a fantasy world because of his internment is hardly original, but sharing that experience with an adult makes the questions you?ll be asking yourself far more interesting.

And questions you?ll ask, because there are equivalents to everyone you meet in the hospital in the fantasy world, sharing allegorical stories, with actions both physical and relational having an impact in both. The core of the game, after a bravely ordinary establishing first hour or so, is trying to understand the circumstances of the other patients on your hospital floor, via both their Earthly reality and their fantastical counterparts. So, for instance, there?s Tony, a grumpy old git in the room next to Boy?s, who rejects all visitors but peculiarly guards a delicate music box. In the other world he?s a miserable bear who regularly attacks the village to destroy things for the sake of it. At a certain point in the game you enter an extensive sequence where you explore Tony?s life, but predominantly as expressed by his bear-version, meeting his bear wife, raising their bear cubs. During these sections, one for each of the four main characters whose lives you investigate, the game so brilliantly intertwines fantasy and reality, jarringly jumping from one to another on occasion to great effect, pulling out the fantastical rug from under you at key moments.

And yes, bloody hell yes, I cried. I sobbed. And not just once. While my only real criticism of the game is that it?s perhaps a little too morbid at times, the emotional hits are deep and powerful, and only possible because of the phenomenal character work. Despite lasting around ten hours (it?s possible to finish faster, but there are lots of lovely hidden extras and collectable treats to keep you there for much longer), and despite such an enormous cast, characters are intricately woven and relatable, and I?ve come away feeling like I know so much that?s so meaningful about so many.

It is a bit too sad. There?s no getting away from that. The game tries to be about one-too-many sad things at once, just pushing its luck a little far. I can?t say what any of them are, as each is so smartly drip-dripped into the story as you progress, but I did end up thinking, ?Hey, ok, come on ? give them a break.? It never trips over into misery porn, it?s worth saying, and each topic is sensitively explored, but it?s definitely a lot to take on. Although it?s fair to argue that there are rarely happy reasons for anyone to be enduring a long-term hospital stay, it?s just that on top of that? well, I can?t say.

Shigihara?s being both French-American and Japanese is something that seems really apparent in the nature of the game. Japanese gaming influence is throughout, despite an often ambiguous setting ? both Japanese and Western names and characters appear, and the mythology seems to stand with a foot in both regions too, reflecting both Japanese and Germanic folklore. The influence of many Eastern RPGs is very apparent, but so is that of ?90s American point and click adventures. It?s a really splendid merging of cultures, reminding me of the extremely pleasing peculiarity of the Phoenix Wright games, where the ostensibly Japanese setting is made oblique and more immediately accessible by the Westernised writing and descriptions.

Musically, as you might hope from a game composer, it?s wonderful. Really wonderful. Some of the songs might not be to my particular tastes, but the background music is consistently brilliant and evocative.

The result is something enchanting. I haven?t felt so swept away by a world in so long, and was utterly compelled to explore it as deeply as I could. The game?s brutal sadness is absolutely countered by the infectiously cheerful silliness of so many of its fantasy characters, reminding me (and I realise this is oddly specific) of the lovely humour in Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime. What I?m saying is: it?s very funny. Very often. It?s an emotional rollercoaster.

I adore this. I am so frustrated that it?s very hard to convince people to pick up an RPGMaker game, so I?m also very relieved it has the To The Moon alumni tag that will hopefully convince people to grab it. Grab it you absolutely should. Yes, it?s maudlin in places, and yes, it?s undeniably a bit twee, but it earns the right to be by being just so good.

Rakuen is out now for Windows, Mac and Linux via Steam for £6/$10/?10.

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As part of their ongoing 15th birthday celebrations, our increasingly favourite Scandic fashion brand, Wood Wood have teamed up, this time, with one of our favourite sneaker brands in uber stylish Japanese brand ASICS, to create a unique head-turning version of their iconic GEL?DS Trainer OG.

Previewed at the Wood Wood Autumn/Winter 2017 runway show during Milan Fashion Week. The Wood Wood GEL?DS Trainer OG is created in a characteristic ASICS look emphasising the 90s origins of the model.

The lightweight runner turned life-style shoe has received a super striking metallic make-over with pops of red and blue. The colour detailing is seen on the anodized eyelets, lace tips and the forefoot part of the outsole. The silver synthetic leather uppers feature black outlines as a nod to traditional running shoes and point to the fact that the model was originally designed for serious high mileage running action. Featuring ASICS GEL technology for perfect density, the GEL?DS Trainer OG has a DuoSole outsole for enhanced flexibility, durability and traction. Additional detailing includes stitched ASICS GEL logo on the heel, mesh toebox, oval laces and W.W. branding on the tongue.

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As the days lengthen for summer and the weather turns fine, we get the wonderful British spectacle of Wimbledon, with all its action and excitement. And when that excitement inspires kids to pick up a racket themselves, there?s the brilliant Tennis for Kids programme, through which children can enjoy FREE lessons and get their own racket to boot.

The ambition of the Lawn Tennis Association?s ClubSpark Tennis for Kids programme is to get kids excited and involved in tennis. It provides a six-week course for 20,000 children aged 5 to 8 to start playing tennis. And it?s completely free. Yes, we just had to say that again. BritMums worked with the LTA in a paid relationship to help spread the word!

?I am very excited to share the news of these FREE sessions and hope you join me in spreading the word!? says Karen from Really Missing Sleep. But it gets better: ?The club will provide all the equipment they need,? says Mum Dad Plus 4. ?The only thing they ask is that your child wears a pair of trainers to allow them to run around.?

Still need convincing?

?There?s no catch at all,? writes Jenny of Midwife and Life. ?Plus, if they complete the course of lessons, they get to keep a tennis racket free of charge too!?

So, a completely free opportunity to get your child learning a new sport and burning off some energy. (Great to see Ethan from ethannevelyn.com really putting his back into it, by the way!) Enrolling is incredibly straightforward, according to Laura of the Bratrace: ?Go to the ClubSpark website, enter your postcode into the search bar and voila, you get a list of local venues which offer the free lessons?

And as Rachel notes in her blog Coffee, Cake, Kids, ?I?m particularly keen to encourage [tennis lessons] because the skills that are used can be used across many other sports.?

What the Lessons Are Like

So how do the lessons work? Each session is led by a qualified tennis coach, of course, but the sport has been adapted for novice children.

?There [are] lots of games to develop hand-eye co-ordination, softer balls which have been designed for children and games will be played on smaller courts with specially trained coaches,? explains Sam in Northeast Family Fun. Her daughter, Heidi, is going great guns if her photos are anything to go by. And Zoe Holland?s daughter Daisy on Juggling on Roller Skates seems to be making impressive progress with her serve.

As Jenny from The Gingerbread House puts it, it?s always a great idea to get your children doing something new as, sadly, ?there aren?t so many opportunities when you get older?.

So, fresh air, free lessons, new opportunities plus exercise? but were the lessons any good? No question, from one who has experienced them. Ethan says: ?[the] verdict was 20 out of 10!?

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This month I want to talk about term-time holidays ? it?s one that does or will affect every one of us, after all. On April 6th the Supreme Court ruled against Jon Platt ? and there was a lot of strong feeling about the result.

I?ll be frank, when I initially read about it, I was pretty annoyed ? despite not even having a school-age child yet ? and I wasn?t the only one. Many of you were also unimpressed with the ruling and a lot of good points were raised in several posts I read.

Lucy at Real Mum Reviews wrote about what the ruling effectively means for those of wanting to remove our children from education during term-time, in order to go on a jolly. (I?m being facetious, I don?t actually believe that?s what a family holiday really is ? in snatches perhaps, but it?s certainly not that simplistic.)

Birds and Lilies? Lou pointed out that though many have suggested a holiday is a luxury and not a necessity ? so what?! My family was not well-off when I was a child and I can count on one hand the number of holidays I had; I didn?t go go outside of the UK until I was 14 and that was for a school trip. Of course it?s a first world problem to suggest kids who miss out on going to abroad are deprived; but all the same, I want to give my children the best childhood possible, and will do whatever I can to make it magical for them.

I was fascinated to read Cherry from The Newby Tribe?s view, since she?s a headteacher as well as a mum. Ultimately, her stance is one borne very much of common sense, and I hope other headteachers ? who, incidentally have been actively encouraged by The Supreme Court to continue using their discretion ? will follow suit.
Kiri from Kizzy, Izzy and Baby made one point in particular which raised my hackles! Head over  for a read and see what you think of number five ? I?d not considered this but it?s so true! And it makes all other logic fall down as far as I?m concerned.

I feel strongly that there absolutely are scenarios where taking your child out of school for a day, or even a week, will be more beneficial to them than sitting in a classroom. Case in point ? Natalie at Plutonium Sox, who in her own words did so because, ?quite frankly, she had a better offer?. Hear hear!

However? If you are one of those who doesn?t like to break the rules, then Happy Mummy?s Maria has some great tips for enjoying a Staycation instead.

Finally, if you?d like to read a whole host of different thoughts on the matter, check out my crowdsourcing post about it.

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Gaming is a constantly changing medium, with every single genre constantly trying to innovate and be the next big thing. And with that ever-present sense of evolution, older titles begin to get more and more out of date until it becomes obvious that their heyday has passed a long time ago.

Some manage to stand the test of time, proving that their mechanics and style will be popular in the face of everything else. However, some games fall behind, just not being able to compare with the modern mechanics present across their respective genres, often feeling outdated and awkward by comparison.

Most of the time, these games were once the pillars of innovation themselves, setting the precedent for what was to come. Their very excellence invited the challenge and incited the improvements that ultimately undid them, subsequently making them somewhat obsolete in comparison to the games of today.

From those whose selling points have fallen far from grace, to those that control like hot garbage, here are nine video games that were once the height of gaming, that no one wants to admit have aged terribly.

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Italian luxury fashion and Grooming house ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA must know something we don?t about Summer 2017, because if they are to be believed we are in for a hot spicy season, with the introduction of their new ESSENZE SPICE collection. Indulge in the rich aromatics from three handcrafted, signature scents inspired by spice, vanilla and saffron. Crafted from prestigious spices, the Essenze Spice Collection is the perfect blend of complexity and finesse to balance mystery, strength and magnetism. The Zegna man whose sophistication, confidence and freshness make him a pillar of modern style.

The first of the trio is BOURBON VANILLA ? Like your favourite nightcap, the warm, familiar aroma of Vanilla bean mixes with bold vetiver and ginger to create a full-bodied cocktail of temptation. Middle notes of Cassis, Cypriol and Turkish Rose add an alluring freshness to match the modernity of the Zegna man.

Next we have, INDIAN SPICE ? Cardamom, coriander and star anise top notes create electrifying warmth in this unique gourmand blend, bringing to life the exoticism of Madurai and the beaches of Goa. The floral heart of the fragrance, resting on the masculine, woody base of cedarwood, oud and patchouli take your senses to new places of savory adventure.

Finally, let me introduce PERSIAN SAFFRON Dynastic, powerful, effervescent ? let this piquant scent surround and consume you. Top notes of Zegna?s cultivated bergamot blend middle notes of the most valuable spice in the world, Saffron, to illuminate the senses.

Michael Schumacher moved into the championship lead 20 years ago today with a commanding victory in a sodden Monaco Grand Prix.

But the car in second place was just as significant. New team Stewart scored a shock breakthrough result which set them on a course to becoming one of F1?s most successful teams of the past decade.

No love for F1?s newcomers

For the Monaco Grand Prix weekend Formula One?s newest team was based not in the harbourside paddock with their rivals, but a car park 15 minutes? walk away. It was the latest in a series of unsubtle signals from F1 that their new team was not entirely welcome.

As a new team Stewart was not entitled to any of Formula One Management?s revenues ? a situation they were taking legal advice over. A third-row start for Rubens Barrichello in Argentina hinted at their potential but they were yet to deliver anything in the way of hard results.

Team owner Jackie Stewart had a deep affection for Monaco where he had won three times before and had cultivated a close relationship with the ruling royal family. Eager for his new team to do justice to his Monaco achievements, Stewart scrapped a planned post-Imola test in order to spend more time ensuring the preparation of the cars for the race was not compromised and tackle reliability problems.

1997 Monaco Grand Prix qualifying

Schumacher narrowly missed out on pole positionIn dry conditions, drivers familiarised themselves with the latest revisions to one of the sport?s oldest tracks. The approach to La Piscine ? the Swimming Pool complex ? had been opened up to give drivers more space to recover if they made a mistake. ?At the demand of drivers and the FIA we?ve widened that and created more of an angle to slow the cars a bit more,? explained Prince Albert.

Portions of the track had also been resurfaced. That together with the softer compounds being used because of the tyre war meant lap times dropped by over two seconds.

But for the first time in 1997 it was not points leader Jacques Villeneuve on pole position. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, fresh from scoring his breakthrough victory at Imola two weeks earlier, triumphed in a trilling one-hour qualifying session on Saturday.

Giancarlo Fisichella was revelling in Jordan?s handling and briefly put his car ahead until Frentzen knocked him off the top spot. Villeneuve was the next of the big hitter to make a bid for pole but clipped the barrier at Sainte Devote, breaking his right-rear suspension.

This eliminated one of Frentzen?s biggest rival but another, Michael Schumacher, was a major threat around a circuit where he could overcome some of his Ferrari?s shortcomings. A revised engine aided his cause, but a fired-up Frentzen had a little more in reserve.

The Williams driver was two-tenths of a second up after the second sector but nearly threw it all away in the final part of the lap. He crossed the line with just 19 thousandths of a second in hand over the Ferrari. Schumacher began his final run with five seconds to spare but couldn?t recapture his former pace, and Frentzen duly took the first pole position of his career.

The Williams driver?s relief was palpable. His weekend had got off to an awkward start when he stumbled down the steps outside the medias centre, hurting his ankle. He compounded matters by crashing his car during Thursday practice.

Villeneuve therefore took third ahead of the impressive Fisichella. David Coulthard took fifth while his McLaren team mate Mika Hakkinen crashed and lined up eighth. The pair were separated by the second Jordan of Ralf Schumacher plus Johnny Herbert, who had surprised by topping Thursday practice in his Sauber.

Benetton?s difficult season continued. Jean Alesi was their best qualifier in ninth while a still-unwell Gerhard Berger was a poor 17th. The only Bridgestone-shod runner in the top ten was Barrichello, whose Stewart was pushed back to the car park at the conclusion of Saturday?s running.

1997 Monaco Grand Prix grid

1997 Monaco Grand Prix

Warm and dry conditions greeted the drivers for the pre-race warm-up but it wouldn?t stay that way. The rain began to fall during the build-up to the race, forcing hasty car set-up tweaks on the grid.

This was a concern for Williams, whose uncompromising FW19 chassis was highly pitch-sensitive and required major changes to be made suitable for wet conditions. Ferrari hurried a near rear wing assembly onto the grid for Schumacher?s car.

Neither team had won the race for more than a decade. Keke Rosberg scored Williams? last Monaco win in 1983, two years after Ferrari?s most recent victory. With their cars occupying the top three positions it seemed certain one of those streaks would end.

Williams appeared to be favouring their 1983 tactics as they gambled on slick tyres to start the race on a wet track. They weren?t alone ? Hakkinen did the same in his McLaren ? but Ferrari and most others plumped for wets. Significantly, Schumacher preferred Goodyear?s 1996-specification tyres rather than the newer generation other drivers favoured.

Within seconds of the race starting it was clear Williams had got it disastrously wrong. Schumacher shot into the lead while the rest of the track picked its way past the flailing Frentzen and Villeneuve. By the end of lap one Schumacher already had a 6.6-second lead over Fisichella. After five laps his lead was 22.1 seconds. Barring a repeat of his 1996 slip-up, a Schumacher victory was already assured.

Williams got their tactics badly wrongAs lap two began the tentative Frentzen lost third to the other Jordan. Barrichello, Herbert and 1996 winner Olivier Panis followed him through on the next lap. By lap five Barrichello had split the Jordans and was closing on Fisichella, revelling in the wet weather grip of his Bridgestones. Barrichello took Fisichella for second at the chicane and the Jordans swapped places a few corners later with no repeat of their Argentina argy-bargy.

McLaren?s race was over on the first lap. Coulthard, running on intermediates, spun approaching the chicane and his slick-shod team mate hit the chicane trying to avoid him. The team?s weather forecaster, who had assured them the pre-race rainfall would only last half an hour, was later fired.

Arrows also began packing up after lap one. Damon Hill?s Arrows was eliminated when he hit Eddie Irvine?s Ferrari in the chaos behind them. Pedro Diniz had made it no further than Portier on lap one before spinning.

While the sure-footed Schumacher calmly extended his lead, more drivers were being caught out by the conditions behind him. Herbert crashed out of fifth place after nine laps and the younger Schumacher, who had been holding third, only lasted one lap longer. Fisichella was exercising more caution in the other Jordan but gradually slipping down the order.

The Williams drivers quickly abandoned their slick tyres: Villeneuve after three laps, Frentzen on the fifth tour. By lap 13 Schumacher was putting Villeneuve a lap down, and three laps later the championship leader retired from what had been a humiliating weekend.

As he explained afterwards Williams, like McLaren, had been operating from faulty intelligence. ?We had data telling us it wasn?t going to be wet after half an hour,? he said. ?It turned out it actually rained more so our dry set-up was completely useless.?

Mika Salo had worked his way into the top six points paying positions having started 14th. Alesi was applying pressure until he spun out and stopped. Berger also damaged his Benetton against a barrier but was at least able to keep going.

By mid-race the track was beginning to dry out. This was good news for Bridgestone runners Barrichello and Panis in second and third, as their rubber had held up well on drying tracks during testing. But fresh rainfall meant new wet tyres would be ready, and Schumacher called in the Ferrari pit for another set of Goodyears. By lap 40, at which point the leading trio had all pitted, his lead was almost a minute.

Frentzen?s misery came to an end when he hit the kerb too hard at the chicane which spat his Williams into a barrier. He?d already gone off at Mirabeau while being lapped by the driver he?d shared the front row of the grid with.

Irvine had stealthily moved his way up from 15th on the grid in his Ferrari and jumped ahead of Panis via his pit stop. By now just the top four drivers were on the lead lap.

Barrichello was on course for a remarkable second place for Stewart but ten laps from home all their dreams almost came true. Schumacher, 75 seconds to the good, went straight on at Sainte Devote. Fortunately for the race leader he kept his engine running and found enough space to execute a neat spin-turn and continue on his way.

Schumacher eased off over the final laps and took the chequered flag when the two-hour time limit was reached, seven laps shy of the scheduled distance. His first victory of 1997 catapulted him into the championship lead.

Behind Barrichello, Irvine put the second Ferrari on the podium ahead of Panis. Salo ran the entire race without pitting to change tyres ? the last time any driver has done this ? and by doing so collected a valuable fifth place for the struggling Tyrrell team. This turned out to be the final points finish for the once world championship-winning team.

The final point went to Fisichella while only four other drivers saw the chequered flag. Jan Magnussen struggled to seventh in his Stewart and Jos Verstappen spun his Tyrrell twice on his way to eighth.

1997 Monaco Grand Prix result

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / gap / reason
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	62	2hrs 00?05.654
2	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	62	53.306
3	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	62	1?22.108
4	14	Olivier Panis	Prost-Mugen-Honda	62	1?44.402
5	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Ford	61	1 lap
6	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot	61	1 lap
7	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	61	1 lap
8	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell-Ford	60	2 laps
9	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	60	2 laps
10	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi-Hart	60	2 laps
	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault	39	Accident
	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost-Mugen-Honda	36	Accident
	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber-Petronas	24	Accident
	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	16	Accident
	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	16	Accident
	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Peugeot	10	Accident
	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	9	Accident
	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi-Hart	7	Accident
	10	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1	Accident
	9	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	Accident
	1	Damon Hill	Arrows-Yamaha	1	Accident
	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows-Yamaha	0	Accident

Barrichello scored a breakthrough result for StewartFerrari?s joy at taking their first victory in Monaco for over a decade and a half was outstripped only by Stewart?s delight at their first points and podium finish. It was an outstanding result for F1?s unwanted team at its most famous race.

Stewart himself broke down in tears when asked about the emotion of his achievement after the race. Two years since he and the Ford bosses had hatched a plan to launch Stewart GP it had delivered its first major result.

Twenty years later the team is now Red Bull, the outfit which swept to a string of championship titles in the early 2010s. The team Stewart founded has become one of the most competitive and powerful forces in F1 ? a far cry from those struggling early days in the Monaco car park.

1997 Monaco Grand Prix championship standings

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