Lewis Hamilton

Wolff admits poor communication dashed Hamilton’s undercut hopes in F1 Monaco Grand Prix

Ryan McGahey4 months ago04 mins

Mercedes’ team principal Toto Wolff admits discussions on the pit wall led to Hamilton receiving “confusing” messages during the pit stop phase. With the Monaco Grand Prix proving to be a somewhat processional affair following a first lap red flag, allowing all running drivers to change tyres and fulfil the two compound regulation, it was…

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

James O'Connor4 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…

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

Anumitha Murugapandian4 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…

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

Marika Petracca4 months ago4 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 McGahey4 months ago4 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 Persad4 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…

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

James O'Connor4 months ago4 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'Connor4 months ago4 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…

“Much more predictable and enjoyable to drive” – Hamilton confident of good result at Monaco GP as W15 easier to drive versus its predecessors

Anumitha Murugapandian4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

It has been a struggle for Mercedes from the start of the new regulations to produce a car to their standard with only one win to their name from the 2022 season till now. However Hamilton feels that the W15 will be a change as he explains how uncomfortable the W13 and W14 felt in…

Wolff has “more confidence at the moment” in Mercedes F1 recovery, but “nothing in this sport is for granted”

Hope Van Beek4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff believes the team is moving in the “right direction” regarding their development, but more must be done before the team gets back to the top of the grid. While Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari were at the top of the grid in Imola, Wolff believes that they are slowly closing…