It was one of the most eagerly-awaited moments of the 26^th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique: the ritual stop at La Remise, in Antraigues-sur-Volane, at midday on Sunday in the heart of the Ardèche, to celebrate 60 years of loyalty to the Monte-Carlo Rally in all its forms.

There have already been 60 years of warm, gourmet meals offered to five generations of drivers, that’s also three times twenty years of infectious good humour! Thank you to Yves Jouanny and his family, of course, and thank you for the tons of apple pie that you’ve been preparing and offering over all these years! By the way, in the entrance to La Remise, there’s still a real pedal car from the 60s, and more precisely from 1964, to commemorate the year La Remise opened.

And because Yves Jouanny never shies away from making the slightest sacrifice to mark his sacred alliance with Automobile Club de Monaco, this year a stretch of tarmac in front of La Remise has been painted in red and white, the traditional colours of the Principality…