Monaco Grand Prix 1987 Qualifying [natural sound] Ayrton began the 1987 season facing more challenges than he had at the end of the previous one. Before getting to Monte Carlo, he had retired from two out of three races (Brazil and Belgium). In San Marino, the only race he had completed, he finished in second. That year, Lotus had a new active suspension system, which could be a big help on the bumpy Monaco track. But the system had never been tested there, a fact that shook the team’s confidenc