The FIA explained why Mercedes driver George Russell was handed a harsher than usual penalty for overtaking Alex Albon off-track at Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix.In the fight for the final points, Russell was frustrated by Williams driver Alex Albon, who had been driving slowly to create a gap for team-mate Read more…
Deep breath on the way out of the Rascasse; you won’t have another for the next 70 seconds.The spectacle of qualifying at Monaco is underrated. Pure, primal, tooth-clenching commitment meets surgical precision for a flurry of kerb-hopping, wall-scraping daredevilry that juxtaposes against the serenity of the yachts, tousled by the Read more…
Lewis Hamilton has addressed his incident with Max Verstappen during Formula 1 qualifying at Monaco Grand Prix, which led to a three-place grid drop for Sunday’s race.The Ferrari driver explained that he was mistakenly told by his team that Verstappen was slowing down, which prompted him to move back to the Read more…
Lando Norris put his Monaco Grand Prix pole result down to “driving smarter” rather than quicker, believing this was the first time since Formula 1’s 2025 season opener in Australia that he put together a satisfactory Q3 run.McLaren chose to give Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri two runs on their final Read more…
Mercedes suffered a double qualifying blow at the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix that left George Russell writing off the rest of the weekend.After Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s “unnecessary” crash – which brought out the red flag at the end of Q1 – left the Italian down in 15th place, Russell then followed Read more…
Lewis Hamilton has been slapped with a three-place grid drop for Sunday’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix after impeding Max Verstappen in qualifying.In Q1 Verstappen bombed up the hill towards Massenet when he was blocked by Hamilton’s slow moving Ferrari, with Verstappen having to back out of his lap through Read more…
Charles Leclerc believes it’s “too early to feel positive” about a strong result at Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix, despite the Ferrari driver topping both Friday practice sessions.The Monegasque endured an early fright in FP1 when he clipped Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin at the Grand Hotel Hairpin, as the Canadian Read more…
Oliver Bearman has been hit with a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix after overtaking Carlos Sainz under red flag conditions during second practice.The Haas Formula 1 rookie overtook the Williams driver at La Rascasse after the session was red-flagged early on for Oscar Piastri’s crash at Read more…
Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri believes McLaren has the pace to compete for pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix – as long as it can recover from a “very messy” Friday.Piastri escaped lasting damage after going straight into the tyre wall at Sainte Devote just 19 minutes into Read more…
Charles Leclerc has made it a clean sweep of Friday’s F1 Monaco Grand Prix practice by heading Oscar Piastri in the second session.Last year’s Monaco GP victor Leclerc was just 0.038s quicker than McLaren’s championship leader Piastri, while Lewis Hamilton ensured both Ferraris featured in the top three.Piastri and then Read more…