Monaco

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

Ryan McGahey3 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…

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

Rachel Stephens3 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 Ferchichi3 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…

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

Syrine Ferchichi3 months ago3 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 Ferchichi3 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 Murugapandian3 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…

Sainz: “P3 was a step forward” following practice struggles at F1 Monaco GP; Leclerc “having a particularly strong weekend”

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

Although Carlos Sainz described his P3 qualifying finish as an “improvement” after struggling with the car throughout the weekend, he expressed some disappointment with not being able to fight for pole position. He did, however, acknowledge the “outstanding” performance of his teammate, Charles Leclerc, who he said had been able to “extract the most” out…

“You get found out” — Max Verstappen says the RB20’s limitations getting exposed at F1 Monaco GP as the field tightens up

Anna Elizabeth Krausová4 months ago4 months ago09 mins

Looking to set a new record of the most pole positions in a row on Saturday, instead of a ninth consecutive domination in qualifying, Max Verstappen left the paddock knowing he’ll have a tough race starting from P6 tomorrow. Throughout the practice sessions, the three-time world champion struggled with the car and a street circuit…

“Not acceptable” — Norris says stickers getting stuck under his car almost saw him drop out in Q1 at F1 Monaco GP

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago012 mins

Lando Norris had a lot of praise for his teammate, Oscar Piastri, who he claimed had been “doing a very good job” throughout the weekend as the Australian qualified on the front row for the Monaco GP. Norris described Piastri’s second-place finish as being “a good sign”, noting that he had been able to split…

“It hurts a lot” — Sergio Perez on dropping out in Q1 at the F1 Monaco GP

Anumitha Murugapandian4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

The weekend has not been good on Sergio Perez’s side as he was P12, P8 and P5 in the free practice sessions. It got worse during qualifying for the Mexican as he was unable to get out of Q1. A previous race winner on the streets of Monte Carlo, he set his first flying lap…