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Alpine boss promises “appropriate consequences” for Ocon after clash with teammate in F1 Monaco GP, Gasly adds Ocon “needs to make a change”

Ewout Albrecht10 months ago04 mins

Alpin had a decent starting position before the race, with Pierre Gasly in tenth and Esteban Ocon in eleventh, but after half a lap their points scoring possibilities were halved when Ocon tried an optimistic pass on Gasly, but left his teammate too little space on the exit of Portier, resulting in his car almost…

Stella: Ferrari “did a good job of always keeping Lando in the pit window of one of the Mercedes” during F1 Monaco GP

Rachel Stephens10 months ago07 mins

On the streets of Monte Carlo, McLaren displayed another impressive team performance, with Oscar Piastri landing in P2, and Lando Norris narrowly missing the podium in P4, just over a second behind the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz. With Charles Leclerc securing pole position for the race, Piastri was hot on his heels in P2, just…

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

Syrine Ferchichi10 months ago05 mins

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…

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

Ewout Albrecht10 months ago10 months ago09 mins

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…

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

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

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…

Leclerc admits it was “very difficult” to manage his emotions on his way to Monaco F1 GP win

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago08 mins

Charles Leclerc finally broke his duck around the streets of Monte Carlo and won the race in a place where he grew up as a young kid dreaming of making it to Formula One, with a dominant performance throughout the weekend at the 2024 race guaranteeing him the victory that slipped through his fingers on…

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

James O'Connor10 months ago06 mins

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…

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

Syrine Ferchichi10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

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…

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

Syrine Ferchichi10 months ago04 mins

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…

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

Anumitha Murugapandian10 months ago03 mins

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…