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Charles Leclerc “really happy” after blistering pole for F1 Monaco GP, but insists that they “need to bring that victory home”

Ewout Albrecht8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Charles Leclerc came 0.104 seconds shy of Lewis Hamilton’s 2019 track record in a blistering qualifying lap that gave him his third pole position in Monaco, this time without incidents or people bringing out the red flag in the ultimate stages of the session. Obviously, the hometown hero was very delighted with the result. “It…

F1 | Monaco GP | Qualifying | Pole position for Charles Leclerc, ahead of Piastri and Sainz

Marika Petracca8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

Formula 1 is back on track this weekend for the Monaco Grand Prix and it could be no one other than Charles Leclerc, who grew up in these streets, to open track action ahead of everyone. The Monegasque topped the time-sheet both on Friday and in this morning’s final free practice session, ahead of Max…

F1 | Monaco GP | FP3 | Charles Leclerc tops final practice ahead of his home Grand Prix

Ryan McGahey8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

Home hero Leclerc leads the way as the Monegasque driver targets a debut home victory around the streets of Monaco. George Russell in the Mercedes was the first to hit the streets of Monaco in the final practice session ahead of qualifying this afternoon, followed by the McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri….

“Best day we’ve had on track” in 2024 — Hamilton and Russell pleased with the pace of W15 at F1 Monaco GP

Karishma Persad8 months ago010 mins

George Russell ended Friday’s second free practice session early, after struggling with his steering wheel throughout the session. Russell, who ended FP2 in tenth position, after an optimistic third-place finish in FP1, stated that the team decided to call the car in early to try to determine the cause of the severe shaking that he…

“Ferrari are just not reachable” — Verstappen and Perez agree Ferrari too fast for Red Bull at F1 Monaco GP

Gabriel Diamante8 months ago09 mins

Red Bull had another shaky Friday at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix. Once again they’ll have to make major adjustments going into Saturday. Verstappen was able to clock a 1:12.984 during FP1, 0.8s behind Lewis Hamilton at the top of the charts as he ended up 11th. FP2 fared better for the Dutchman, clocking a…

“Keep focusing on ourselves” — Leclerc delighted with Friday pace as Sainz looks for more one lap speed on Saturday at F1 Monaco GP

Hope Van Beek8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Ferrari performed well in the first two practice sessions of the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, establishing them as serious contenders for the weekend. Racing on his home track, Charles Leclerc had a scare in the first practice session after running over some debris following Zhou Guanyu’s crash at turn 1. Leclerc’s time of 1:12.397 placed…

F1 | Monaco GP | FP2 | Rapid Leclerc quickest from Hamilton and Alonso

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Second practice got underway with cloudy skies and rain threatening. The Haas of Kevin Magnussen logged a 1:16.766 to kick things off on mediums. Max Verstappen was the first driver into the 1:13s as a 1:13.775 on hards put him 0.3s clear of Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc beat that soon afterwards by 0.371s as he continued…

F1 | Monaco GP | FP1 | Hamilton outpaces Piastri and Russell to go fastest in opening practice

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

First practice in Monaco took place under cloudy skies. In the opening part of the session, McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari took turns at the top of the charts. A 1:13.343 from Charles Leclerc saw the Monegasque lead teammate Carlos Sainz by 0.375s with 20 minutes gone. Norris completed the top 3, with the Ferraris…

“It’s something that will be fascinating to watch” — Perez on F1 fight at the front as McLaren and Ferrari close in on Red Bull

Jonah Presser8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

As the Formula One circus descends on Monaco for this week’s Grand Prix, Sergio Perez is worried about two specific issues: Ferrari and McLaren threatening Red Bull, and his upcoming contract. While Red Bull have been the dominant force of the last few years, they don’t hold much a big advantage right now. Red Bull…

Sainz remains tight lipped on F1 future: “I haven’t made my mind up yet”

Jonah Presser8 months ago04 mins

Carlos Sainz’s future in Formula One still remains uncertain. Though the Spaniard has been going well this season and has Ferrari’s only win of 2024 so far, he was left without a drive for next season following the shock move by Lewis Hamilton to move from Mercedes to Ferrari. The F1 world has been wondering…