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“That was terrible, so boring” — Verstappen hopes for track changes following dour F1 Monaco GP

The monotonous nature of the races in Monaco and the early red flag that was caused by a collision between Checo Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen led to most drivers having to settle for their starting positions, including everyone in the top 10. Max Verstappen settled for sixth position after a challenging weekend for…

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Pérez and Magnussen point at each other, while Hülkenberg thinks crash in F1 Monaco GP first lap was “obviously stupid”

The Monaco Grand Prix weekend went from bad to worse for Haas. After a good qualifying both drivers were disqualified for a technical infringement of the DRS-system, putting them both to the back of the grid. And from there the race only lasted one turn, as Kevin Magnussen tried to pass Sergio Pérez up Beau…

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Vasseur says Monaco F1 GP victory will be an “important” confidence boost for Leclerc

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur believes Charles Leclerc’s emotional home win at the 2024 Monaco GP will be “important” to boost the Monegasque’s confidence going forward. After several failed attempts that date back to his Formula 2 days, Leclerc finally won his home race with a dominant weekend around the streets of Monte Carlo in…

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F1 | Monaco GP | Race | Charles Leclerc dominates to win his home race for the first time

The Ferraris and McLarens picked the mediums for the start, with the Mercedes drivers and Max Verstappen starting on hards, looking to go longer in the first stint. Tsunoda, Albon, Ricciardo, Guanyu and Hülkenberg also started on mediums, with the rest — including Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso — joining the Mercedes drivers and Verstappen…

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“I found myself in the wrong place” — Alonso on traffic ruining his qualifying at F1 Monaco GP

The disappointment continues in the Aston Martin camp as Fernando Alonso exits qualifying in Q1 for the second consecutive race after Imola last week. He only qualified 16th — now P14 following the disqualifications for the Haas drivers — as the margins were very tight during session, with Alonso 0.5s away from P1. His teammate…

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“Insanely frustrating” — Ocon reflects on just missing out on Q3 in F1 Monaco GP qualifying

The Monaco circuit serves as a venue where drivers can make a difference, as evidenced by the numerous backmarkers who were competitive throughout Saturday’s qualifying session and the tight margins between the teams. One such team is Alpine, which has been grappling with an overweight car all season but appeared significantly more competitive on this…

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“That created performance differences” — Hamilton says new front wing gave Russell pace advantage in F1 Monaco GP qualifying

Everything was falling into place for Hamilton in the Free Practices of the Monaco Grand Prix with a P1, P2 and P3 for the Brit. Hamilton entered the Qualifying session with a 1.11.528, putting him P3 on the timing sheets for Q1. Half a tenth separating him from the top of the sheets taken by…

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“It’ll all be about graining” — Albon happy with P9 in F1 Monaco GP qualifying but worried about race pace

It was an impressive show of qualifying for Alexander Albon today at Monaco, finishing P9 with a 1:10.948, with only 0.648 between him and polesitter Charles Leclerc. It is also the first Q3 appearance of the Williams team this season. While they have been dealing with difficulties throughout the development of the FW46 car, it…

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“I touched the barriers on many occasions” — Gasly explains how he left it all on the line to make Q3 at F1 Monaco GP

Pierre Gasly had the best qualifying session for Alpine in 2024. For the first time this season the team made it into Q3 with Gasly’s 1:10.856, finishing a superb 5th in Q2. However the major risks that he took in Q2 didn’t pay off in Q3, only ending up 10th with a 1:11.311 as he…

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