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Ricciardo “bleeding lap time” in the middle sector as tyre struggles lead to P13 in F1 Monaco GP qualifying

After qualifying a disappointing P13 for the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo admits that he struggled to get the tyres in the right operating window. At the end of Q2, the Australian driver was two and a half tenths away from making it to Q3 as he was comfortably outpaced by Yuki Tsunoda in…

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Oscar Piastri after losing out to Leclerc in F1 qualifying for the Monaco GP: “A couple of mistakes at the end, but credit to Charles”

One-and-a-half tenth, that’s how much Oscar Piastry was shy of this first pole position of his Formula 1 career. The young Ozzy was on top of his game the entire session, but he eventually had to acknowlegde that Leclerc had the better of him this time around. The former Formula 2-champ was however critical of…

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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”

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…

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

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…

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

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….

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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“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

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…

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