Royalty Opts to Drive Tesla (TSLA) Model S at Monaco GP

Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) received some decent exposure at one of the bigger Formula 1 events last weekend.

The following was posted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to his official Twitter account over the weekend:

Prince Albert & Princess Charlene drove a Tesla around the track to open @F1 Monaco! The honor is much appreciated :) pic.twitter.com/gjQmbm541s

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 25, 2014

There is also a screen cap of the vehicle driving around, which was posted to Reddit over the weekend:

Notably, the drive comes as Formula E is currently conducting it's inaugural season. Maybe Tesla will participate in the FIA-approved league sometime in the future?

Telsa is positive in pre-market trading Tuesday.

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