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After running well during practice, Gasly qualified a lowly 17th after a strategy mix-up by AlphaTauri prevented him from setting a time at the end of Q1. The Frenchman told his team to "be prepared" to take risks on strategy in the race, prompting him to be the first driver in the field to switch from wet to intermediate tyres after the red flag restart. Gasly survived a couple of sketchy ... Keep reading

Following Norris' first stop for intermediate tyres, he made a second for hard-compound slicks but was overtaken by George Russell in the latter instance as the Mercedes driver stopped a lap earlier. After the red flag for Mick Schumacher's crash, Norris resumed the race with the same hard tyres still fitted, a choice also made by Ferrari. However, many others went for new mediums ... Keep reading

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou started his first Monaco Grand Prix from last place on the grid after failing to get a lap in after the red flag in Q1, but rose to as high as 14th in the opening stages. Zhou dropped back to 16th after the red flag stoppage for Mick Schumacher's crash, and found himself struggling to get an overtake done on AlphaTauri driver Tsunoda. After getting close through the ... Keep reading

As the Monaco track dried up, Sainz decided to stay out on wets until the track was ready for slicks, a strategy which gave him a great chance to grab a maiden win. But a slow out-lap meant Sainz was overcut by Red Bull's Sergio Perez, who emerged out of the pits two second ahead of the Ferrari driver when the Mexican pitted one lap later to move from intermediates to slicks. Immediately ... Keep reading

After running well during practice, Gasly qualified a lowly 17th after a strategy mix-up by AlphaTauri prevented him from setting a time at the end of Q1. The Frenchman told his team to “be prepared” to take risks on strategy in the race, prompting him to be the first driver in the field to switch from wet to intermediate tyres after the red flag restart. Gasly survived a couple of ... Keep reading

After running well during practice, Gasly qualified a lowly 17th after a strategy mix-up by AlphaTauri prevented him from setting a time at the end of Q1. The Frenchman told his team to "be prepared" to take risks on strategy in the race, prompting him to be the first driver in the field to switch from wet to intermediate tyres after the red flag restart. Gasly survived a couple of sketchy ... Keep reading

As the field changed to slicks in a wet-to-dry race, Hamilton was stuck behind Alonso in the battle for seventh, and the Briton remained on Alonso's gearbox right until the race was called early after 64 laps as the clock ran out. To Hamilton's great frustration, Alonso trundled around so slowly that McLaren's Lando Norris was able to drive away from the pair by over 30 seconds, which gave him ... Keep reading

As the field changed to slicks in a wet-to-dry race, Hamilton was stuck behind Alonso in the battle for seventh, and the Briton remained on Alonso's gearbox right until the race was called early after 64 laps as the clock ran out. To Hamilton's great frustration, Alonso trundled around so slowly that McLaren's Lando Norris was able to drive away from the pair by over 30 seconds, which gave him ... Keep reading

Following Norris' first stop for intermediate tyres, he made a second for hard-compound slicks but was overtaken by George Russell in the latter instance as the Mercedes driver stopped a lap earlier. After the red flag for the Mick Schumacher crash Norris resumed the race with the same hard tyres still fitted, a choice also made by Ferrari. However many others went for new mediums, including ... Keep reading

Following Norris' first stop for intermediate tyres, he made a second for hard-compound slicks but was overtaken by George Russell in the latter instance as the Mercedes driver stopped a lap earlier. After the red flag for Mick Schumacher's crash, Norris resumed the race with the same hard tyres still fitted, a choice also made by Ferrari. However, many others went for new mediums ... Keep reading

Mexico's Sergio Perez signs a two-year contract extension with Red Bull that will keep him with the team until 2024.

Norris came out of the pits on slicks in front of Russell and moved onto the racing line, obliging the Mercedes driver to jink to the right and pass him on the way up the hill to Casino. The moved decided fifth place in favour of Russell, who had qualified just behind Norris. However, at the time, TV viewers knew nothing of the pass, as Russell had been in front anyway prior to the stop ... Keep reading

Fresh from his first Monaco Grand Prix victory, Red Bull has announced that Sergio Perez has committed his future to the team with a two-year extension to his existing contract until 2024.

Christian Horner could be in for a 'Verstappen-slappen' as world champion's father, Jos criticises Red Bull for failing his son with its strategy in Monaco.

Mexico's Sergio Perez signs a two-year contract extension with Red Bull that will keep him with the team until 2024.

Perez was drafted in by Red Bull for the 2021 season to replace Alex Albon and while he struggled to match teammate Max Verstappen and only took five podiums to Verstappen's 18 - with one win - the Mexican did enough to trigger a one-year contract extension. In 2022 Perez confirmed that Red Bull's confidence was justified as he became the dependable points scorer Red Bull had been looking for ... Keep reading

Perez was drafted in by Red Bull for the 2021 season to replace Alex Albon and while he struggled to match teammate Max Verstappen and only took five podiums to Verstappen's 18 - with one win - the Mexican did enough to trigger a one-year contract extension. In 2022 Perez confirmed that Red Bull's confidence was justified as he became the dependable points scorer Red Bull had been looking ... Keep reading

Whilst reiterating the need to revise the budget cap, warning that failure to do so risks "mass redundancies", Christian Horner seeks to clarify his comment over teams needing to miss races later in the season. Not everyone agrees.

As the Monaco track dried up following a pre-race shower, Sainz decided not to pit for intermediates like team-mate Charles Leclerc and stayed out on wets until the track was ready for slicks. The strategy gave him a great chance to score his maiden F1 win, but a slow out-lap behind Latifi meant Sainz was overcut by Red Bull's Sergio Perez, who emerged from his own pitstop one lap ... Keep reading

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou started his first Monaco Grand Prix from last place on the grid after failing to get a lap in after the red flag in Q1, but rose to as high as 14th in the opening stages. Zhou dropped back to 16th after the red flag stoppage for Mick Schumacher's crash, and found himself struggling to get an overtake done on AlphaTauri driver Tsunoda. After getting close through the ... Keep reading

Norris came out of the pits on slicks in front of Russell and moved onto the racing line, obliging the Mercedes driver to jink to the right and pass him on the way up the hill to Casino Square. The move decided fifth place in favour of Russell, who had qualified just behind his McLaren rival. However, at the time, TV viewers knew nothing of the pass, as Russell had been in front anyway prior ... Keep reading

Norris came out of the pits on slicks in front of Russell and moved onto the racing line, obliging the Mercedes driver to jink to the right and pass him on the way up the hill to Casino. The moved decided fifth place in favour of Russell, who had qualified just behind Norris. However, at the time, TV viewers knew nothing of the pass, as Russell had been in front anyway prior to the stop ... Keep reading

As the Monaco track dried up, Sainz decided to stay out on wets until the track was ready for slicks, a strategy which gave him a great chance to grab a maiden win. But a slow out-lap meant Sainz was overcut by Red Bull's Sergio Perez, who emerged out of the pits two second ahead of the Ferrari driver when the Mexican pitted one lap later to move from intermediates to slicks. Immediately ... Keep reading

Contrary to what many fans feel, for the most part the teams believe that the start of the Monaco Grand Prix was handled correctly.

Shortly after the conclusion of the Monte Carlo race, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was in a media briefing when he took a call from sporting director Jonathan Wheatley informing him that Ferrari had formally complained. Ferrari felt that both of Red Bull’s drivers had broken the regulations when they appeared to run across the yellow pitlane exit as they came out after their swap to ... Keep reading

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou started his first Monaco Grand Prix from last place on the grid after failing to get a lap in after the red flag in Q1, but rose to as high as 14th in the opening stages. Zhou dropped back to 16th after the red flag stoppage for Mick Schumacher’s crash, and found himself struggling to get an overtake done on AlphaTauri driver Tsunoda. After getting close through the ... Keep reading

Shortly after the conclusion of the Monte Carlo race, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was in a media briefing when he took a call from sporting director Jonathan Wheatley informing him that Ferrari had formally complained. Ferrari felt that both of Red Bull’s drivers had broken the regulations when they appeared to run across the yellow pitlane exit as they came out after their swap to ... Keep reading

Having qualified third,  Sergio Perez scored a brilliant victory on the streets of the principality. The Mexican jumped ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc with good strategy calls around his pitstops on the drying track, and then nursed his graining slick tyres in the closing laps. His teammate Max Verstappen moved from fourth on the grid to third at the flag ... Keep reading

The most famous circuit on the calendar faced intense scrutiny during the build-up to the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix. This came amid complaints that the principality's penchant for producing dull races is no longer compatible with blockbuster modern-day Formula 1. But those complaints were tempered by an 11th-hour cloud burst that forced the race start to be delayed and then required the leading ... Keep reading

Mercedes driver Hamilton was closely tailing Ocon for eighth place after pitting for intermediate tyres, quickly gaining on the Alpine car that still running on wets. Hamilton called for Ocon to be investigated over his defensive moves, with the stewards taking action after contact was made between the two drivers at Sainte Devote. As Hamilton lined up a move on the inside, Ocon moved across ... Keep reading

The most famous circuit on the calendar faced intense scrutiny during the build-up to the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix. This came amid complaints that the principality’s penchant for producing dull races is no longer compatible with blockbuster modern-day Formula 1. But those complaints were tempered by an 11th-hour cloud burst that forced the race start to be delayed and then required the leading ... Keep reading

The start was initially delayed by FIA race director Eduardo Freitas because rain fell on the grid, and a heavier downpour was expected. When it was announced that there would be a formation lap behind the safety car, all teams were obliged to fit full wet tyres. Tyres have to be fitted five minutes before the start, and some teams were less prepared than others for the late switch. That ... Keep reading

Schumacher lost control of his Haas F1 car coming through the Swimming Pool chicane after switching to dry tyres in the Monaco Grand Prix, sending him into a spin. After hitting the Armco on the right-hand side of the track, Schumacher's car slammed into the Tecpro barrier on the exit of the corner. The rear-end of his Haas F1 car broke away from the rest of the chassis, including the ... Keep reading

The Red Bull driver profited from key tyre strategy calls to leapfrog both Ferrari drivers, before defending his lead from Carlos Sainz after a red flag stoppage for Mick Schumacher’s heavy crash. Charles Leclerc was left to rue “too many mistakes” by Ferrari as he slipped to fourth place, while F1 world title rival Max Verstappen also profited to take third place and extend his lead in ... Keep reading

Schumacher lost control of his Haas F1 car coming through the Swimming Pool chicane after switching to dry tyres in the Monaco Grand Prix, sending him into a spin. After hitting the Armco on the right-hand side of the track, Schumacher's car slammed into the Tecpro barrier on the exit of the corner. The rear-end of his Haas F1 car broke away from the rest of the chassis, including the ... Keep reading

Everything you need to know about the Grand Prix de Monaco... all the details, stats, pictures and quotes.

Rain shook up proceedings just ahead of the delayed start to the race, but Leclerc was able to hold firm at the front of the pack to begin with - only for things to unravel and leave the Monegasque a disappointing fourth at the chequered flag. Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz also saw his chance to win the race pass by, paving the way for Sergio Perez to scoop victory for Red Bull and keep the ... Keep reading

The start was initially delayed by FIA race director Eduardo Freitas because rain fell on the grid and a heavier downpour was expected. When it was announced that there would be a formation lap behind the safety car all teams were obliged to fit extreme or full wet tyres. Tyres have to be fitted five minutes before the start, and some teams were less prepared than others for the late switch ... Keep reading

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Mercedes driver Hamilton was closely tailing Ocon for eighth place after pitting for intermediate tyres, quickly gaining on the Alpine car that still running on wets. Hamilton called for Ocon to be investigated over his defensive moves, with the stewards taking action after contact was made between the two drivers at Sainte Devote. As Hamilton lined up a move on the inside, Ocon moved across ... Keep reading

Having qualified third,  Sergio Perez scored a brilliant victory on the streets of the principality. The Mexican jumped ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc with good strategy calls around his pitstops on the drying track, and then nursed his graining slick tyres in the closing laps. His teammate Max Verstappen moved from fourth on the grid to third at the flag ... Keep reading

The German manufacturer has endured a frustrating start to the 2022 campaign, with its W13 being held back by extreme porpoising. But while it has made some good progress in curing the phenomenon, a more difficult Monaco Grand Prix weekend has highlighted that it still is not fully on top of the car. Team boss Toto Wolff says that while the W13 is showing some improvement, he thinks it is ... Keep reading

The Maranello squad had been in a commanding position running 1-2 at Monte Carlo when a series of errors cost it the win and especially hurt Charles Leclerc. With Red Bull going aggressive and being the first to switch Sergio Perez on to intermediate tyres on the damp but drying track, Ferrari then got the timings and choices for Leclerc's changes wrong. It pitted Leclerc too late for ... Keep reading

The German car manufacturer has endured a frustrating start to the 2022 campaign, with its W13 being held back by extreme porpoising. But while it has made some good progress in curing the phenomenon, a more difficult Monaco GP weekend has highlighted that it still is not fully on top of the car. Team boss Toto Wolff says that while the W13 is showing some improvement, he thinks it is far ... Keep reading

The Maranello squad had been in a commanding position running 1-2 at Monte Carlo when a series of errors cost it the win and especially hurt Charles Leclerc. With Red Bull going aggressive and being the first to switch Sergio Perez on to inters on the damp but drying track, Ferrari then got the timings and choices for Leclerc's changes wrong. It pitted Leclerc too late for inters, allowing ... Keep reading

A week after the "unfair" team order that saw Sergio Perez forced to yield to his Red Bull teammate, Christian Horner insists that the Mexican is "in this championship just as much as Max is".

Not for the first time, perennial back marker Nicholas Latifi appears to have had a role in the outcome of a race result.

Haas team boss, Guenther Steiner is clearly not happy following Mick Schumacher's costly Monaco crash.

Charles Leclerc is left angry and frustrated after losing out on a 'certain win' for the second successive weekend.

The FIA has revealed that a power outage was the reason for the confusion surrounding the start of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Today's post-race press conference with Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen.

It has been an amazing day for us and an amazing day for Checo, he's been on it all weekend so it's a well deserved victory.

Haas driver Mick Schumacher brushed off concerns after a heavy crash at the Monaco Grand Prix left his car split in half.

Former Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson produces a nerveless finish to become only the second Swede to win the Indianapolis 500.

We're leaving Monaco with P6 and the fastest lap for Lando. Nine points is more than our competitors for P4 in the Constructors' Championship managed, which makes this a very positive outcome.

When you start with your two cars on the front row and you don't win, it means something went wrong from our side. We made a few poor decisions and we paid the price.

A hard-earned World Championship point for us.

The Monaco stewards have dismissed both of Ferrari's protests against the Red Bull drivers following today's Grand Prix.

The conditions out there were treacherous and to bring home two cars is the primary objective, and we achieved it.

Perez scored his third F1 victory on Sunday in Monaco ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, while Verstappen completed the podium in third place after rain and two red flags shook up proceedings in Monaco. But Ferrari lodged a post-race protest against both Red Bull cars for allegedly crossing the yellow line at pit exit, resulting in an investigation by the stewards. Following a post-race ... Keep reading

Perez scored his third F1 victory on Sunday in Monaco ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, while Verstappen completed the podium in third place after rain and two red flags shook up proceedings in Monaco. But Ferrari lodged a post-race protest against both Red Bull cars for allegedly crossing the yellow line at pit exit, resulting in an investigation by the stewards. Following a post-race ... Keep reading

Today's Grand Prix was very eventful and it's always good when you come out of these races with strong points in the bag.

Rain in the build-up to the planned start time of 3pm for the Monaco Grand Prix led to the start procedure being suspended just minutes away from the intended start of the formation lap. The formation lap was initially rescheduled for 3:09pm local time in Monaco, but the start was then delayed again by the FIA to 3:16pm, beginning the race behind the safety car. After completing two laps ... Keep reading

Rain in the build-up to the planned start time of 3pm for the Monaco Grand Prix led to the start procedure being suspended just minutes away from the intended start of the formation lap. The formation lap was initially rescheduled for 3:09pm local time in Monaco, but the start was then delayed again by the FIA to 3:16pm, beginning the race behind the safety car. After completing two laps ... Keep reading

Schumacher lost control of his Haas F1 car while coming through the Swimming Pool chicane on Lap 26 of the race, snapping to the right-hand side of the track. His car glanced the armco before then going into the tecpro barrier at the exit of the corner. The accident saw the rear-end and gearbox of his Haas VF-22 detach on impact, but Schumacher was quick to report over the radio that he was ... Keep reading

Following the red flag, Alonso sat seventh for the restart and opted to fit a set of medium-compound tyres to see out the remainder of the race. But the Alpine driver’s pace was significantly slower than the cars ahead, losing between three and four seconds per lap to the leaders, and a significant amount of time to Lando Norris in sixth place. Alpine confirmed he did not have any issue on ... Keep reading

Schumacher lost control of his Haas F1 car while coming through the Swimming Pool chicane on Lap 26 of the race, snapping to the right-hand side of the track. His car glanced the Armco before then going into the Tecpro barrier at the exit of the corner. The accident saw the rear-end and gearbox of his Haas VF-22 detach on impact, but Schumacher was quick to report over the radio that he was ... Keep reading

Ferrari has officially protested today's Monaco Grand Prix result claiming that both Red Bull drivers failed to stay to the right of the yellow line at pit exit following their pit stops.

Following the red flag, Alonso sat seventh for the restart and opted to fit a set of medium-compound tyres to see out the remainder of the race. But the Alpine driver’s pace was significantly slower than the cars ahead, losing between three and four seconds per lap to the leaders, and a significant amount of time to Lando Norris in sixth place. Alpine confirmed he did not have any issue on ... Keep reading

Leclerc's race unravelled as the Monaco track dried up after heavy rain delayed the start, with Ferrari opting to keep the polesitter out longer on wet tyres in a bid for a straight switch to dry tyres. But after both Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz got into undercut range on the intermediates, Ferrari pitted Leclerc for the same tyres which dropped him to third. But with the crossover for dry ... Keep reading

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Leclerc's race unravelled as the Monaco track dried up after heavy rain delayed the start, with Ferrari opting to keep the polesitter out longer on wet tyres in a bid for a straight switch to dry tyres. But after both Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz got into undercut range on the intermediates, Ferrari pitted Leclerc for the same tyres which dropped him to third. With the crossover for dry ... Keep reading

With overtaking impossible, the wet-to-dry race was all but decided when the leaders timed their final pitstop from to slicks. That transition caught out Ferrari, with polesitter and erstwhile leader Charles Leclerc fuming as poorly timed stops from wets to inters and then to slicks saw him slip to fourth behind Sainz and both Red Bulls. Sainz was still in with a chance to win the race ... Keep reading

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With overtaking impossible, the wet-to-dry race was all but decided when the leaders timed their final pitstop from to slicks. That transition caught out Ferrari, with polesitter and erstwhile leader Charles Leclerc fuming as poorly timed stops from wets to inters and then to slicks saw him slip to fourth behind Sainz and both Red Bulls. Sainz was still in with a chance to win the race ... Keep reading

Result of the Grand Prix de Monaco.

Thanks to Messrs Perez, Sainz, Verstappen, Leclerc and others what had the makings of an utter shambles becomes another of those strange, enthralling races that Monaco throws up from time to time.

Sergio Perez won a dramatic and incident-packed, wet-dry Monaco Grand Prix after his Red Bull team outfoxed rivals Ferrari.

After a belated rain-affected start, early leader Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) was too slow in making his stop for intermediate tyres, allowing Perez – who started third – to get ahead. The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz went straight from wets to slicks but still rejoined behind Perez, whose bold tyre strategy paid off. Leclerc could only finish fourth, after a panicked second pitstop for ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen extended his championship lead over Leclerc with third place ahead of the home hero, who had dominated the early stages that followed a long delay due to a rain storm soaking the Principality. Rain began to fall just before the scheduled start time, which was pushed back initially by nine minutes before this was extended to 16 with a safety car formation lap mandated – on ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen extended his championship lead over Leclerc with third place ahead of the home hero, who had dominated the early stages that followed a long delay due to a rain storm soaking the Principality. Rain began to fall just before the scheduled start time, which was pushed back initially by nine minutes before this was extended to 16 with a safety car formation lap mandated – on ... Keep reading

After a belated rain-affected start, early leader Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) was too slow in making his stop for intermediate tyres, allowing Perez – who started third – to get ahead. The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz went straight from wets to slicks but still rejoined behind Perez, whose bold tyre strategy paid off. Leclerc could only finish fourth, after a panicked second pitstop for ... Keep reading

Rain had been forecast for Sunday throughout the week, only for the chances to reduce as the scheduled start at 3pm neared. But after clouds grew over Monaco as the pre-race grid ceremonies took place, light rain began to fall before growing in intensity, forcing teams to quickly hurry their wet tyres to the grid. FIA race director Eduardo Freitas suspended the start procedure five minutes ... Keep reading

Rain had been forecast for Sunday throughout the week, only for the chances to reduce as the scheduled start at 3pm neared. But after clouds grew over Monaco as the pre-race grid ceremonies took place, light rain began to fall before growing in intensity, forcing teams to quickly hurry their wet tyres to the grid. FIA race director Eduardo Freitas suspended the start procedure five minutes ... Keep reading

Present today in the TAG Heuer suite at the Indianapolis 500 will be Gigi Garner, daughter of the late, great actor James Garner, a man who deserved the spotlight but never behaved like he wanted it. Garner’s easy-going manner and man-of-the-people attitude probably removed his mystique for many, and therefore robbed him of some of the adulation he deserved. But he’s never lost his appeal ... Keep reading

Sainz collided with Sergio Perez’s Red Bull car at Portier in the closing stages of Q3 in Monaco after the Mexican had hit the wall on the outside of the corner. Sainz came around the corner unsighted of Perez, causing him to crash into the stricken Red Bull and sustain damage to his Ferrari F1-75. Ahead of Sunday’s race in Monaco, Ferrari confirmed that it has opted to change the ... Keep reading

Sainz collided with Sergio Perez’s Red Bull car at Portier in the closing stages of Q3 in Monaco after the Mexican had hit the wall on the outside of the corner. Sainz came around the corner unsighted of Perez, causing him to crash into the stricken Red Bull and sustain damage to his Ferrari F1-75. Ahead of Sunday’s race in Monaco, Ferrari confirmed that it has opted to change the ... Keep reading

The odds are heavily stacked in his favour for Sunday given the difficulty in overtaking around the streets - yet this is a result that goes far beyond the academic result. Leclerc grew up in Monaco, and now finds himself racing around the streets which he would navigate on the bus to school every day as a kid. He gave a nod to his childhood connection to the track on social media earlier this ... Keep reading

Previously the top 10 would be committed to the soft tyre as it was essential to use it to get out of Q2 and into Q3. However, this year's the regulations dropped the requirement for drivers to start on the tyre with which they set their best time in Q2, opening up the possibility to start on the medium and aim for a longer first stint before switching to the hard. Pirelli believes that ... Keep reading

The odds are heavily stacked in his favour for Sunday given the difficulty in overtaking around the streets - yet this is a result that goes far beyond the academic result. Leclerc grew up in Monaco, and now finds himself racing around the streets which he would navigate on the bus to school every day as a kid. He gave a nod to his childhood connection to the track on social media earlier this ... Keep reading

Previously the top 10 would be committed to the soft tyre as it was essential to use it to get out of Q2 and into Q3. However, this year's the regulations dropped the requirement for drivers to start on the tyre with which they set their best time in Q2, opening up the possibility to start on the medium and aim for a longer first stint before switching to the hard. Pirelli believes that ... Keep reading

Russell was also spotted in replays brushing the barrier on the right at the entry to the Swimming Pool chicane during a hectic qualifying session that saw him earn sixth place. The chicane hit occurred towards the end of Q3, just before the red flag for the Sergio Perez/Carlos Sainz accident. Russell admitted that he was surprised to be able to continue the lap without problems. "On my ... Keep reading

Russell was also spotted in replays brushing the barrier on the right at the entry to the Swimming Pool chicane during a hectic qualifying session that saw him earn sixth place. The chicane hit occurred towards the end of Q3, just before the red flag for the Sergio Perez/Carlos Sainz accident. Russell admitted that he was surprised to be able to continue the lap without problems. "On my ... Keep reading

The street race around the streets of Monte Carlo had long been viewed as F1’s jewel in the crown, and a weekend when sponsors were wowed and more eye balls were on the sport than any other. But times have changed and, under new owners Liberty Media, big-hitting additions like Zandvoort and Miami have ticked all the boxes that F1 chiefs want for fans and commercial interests. It has meant ... Keep reading

Feeling he's owed some good luck, ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton believes his best chance of success lies with the Weather Gods, but he won't be doing a rain dance to appease them.

Fernando Alonso believes his "very stupid mistake" in Q3 cost him the chance of a third-row start in the Monaco Grand Prix.

The street race around the streets of Monte Carlo had long been viewed as F1’s jewel in the crown, and a weekend when sponsors were wowed and more eye balls were on the sport than any other. But times have changed and, under new owners Liberty Media, big-hitting additions like Zandvoort and Miami have ticked all the boxes that F1 chiefs want for fans and commercial interests. It has meant ... Keep reading

For the second year running, Verstappen saw his hopes of a top grid slot dashed by someone else’s mistake bringing out a red flag and stopping the qualifying session. Last year, pole position man Charles Leclerc crashed at the Swimming Pool exit chicane and brought out the red flags, while this time it was a spin from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez that brought things to a halt. A frustrated ... Keep reading

Failing to make it beyond Q1 for the second time this season, Pierre Gasly has criticised some of the decisions his team has made.

For the second year running, Verstappen saw his hopes of a top grid slot dashed by someone else’s mistake bringing out a red flag and stopping the qualifying session. Last year, pole position man Charles Leclerc crashed at the Swimming Pool exit chicane and brought out the red flags, while this time it was a spin from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez that brought things to a halt. A frustrated ... Keep reading

What makes for a good Grand Prix? A tense spectacle decided right at the end? Lots of thrilling overtaking moves? A display of brilliant driving? A bafflingly unpredictable result?  The Monaco Grand Prix remains Formula 1's jewel in the crown, and at some point in its long history it has produced races befitting of all of the above descriptors. It has crowned Monaco Masters, such as Graham ... Keep reading

Sergio Perez regrets 'typical Monaco' mistake which brought Q3 to an early end, dashing the hopes of numerous rivals, not least Carlos Sainz.

Though pole was basically secured, but for the incident involving Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc believes he would have gone even quicker.

America’s biggest race has largely been won by homegrown talents, or at least competitors from the regular IndyCar series, but Formula 1 does have its place in Indy 500 history. In particular, an F1 invasion in the 1960s changed American single-seater racing forever. In this episode of “Short View Back to the Past”, Kevin Turner remembers the time F1 conquered the Indy 500. Which ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc will start his home race from pole position ahead of Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz, with Red Bull duo Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen sharing the second row of the grid. Perez lost the rear of his RB13 on the entry to Portier, with Sainz unable to avoid the Mexican and damaging his Ferrari in the process. The incident brought an early end to qualify and ensured Leclerc remained ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc was denied one of the great Monaco laps by the red flag - could he be denied the race entirely in the future?

Leclerc will start ahead of Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez – who both crashed out of Q3 together – after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Read Also: Monaco GP: Leclerc grabs pole as Perez crash ends Q3 early Sainz: Blind corner made ... Keep reading

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez.

Mixed feelings after the Monaco qualifying for us.

It was a shame at the end there as both drivers had the ability to improve a little and unfortunately Checo made a small mistake and that had a concertina effect with Max as well.

We are very pleased with how qualifying went.

Today's result falls short of our expectations, and our first objective will be to understand the reasons for it.

Mixed feelings for us today.

There was potential to be even higher up the grid than seventh and tenth, but we weren't able to put together the laps in Q3, which ended early with the red flag.

Until Qualifying, we'd been having a good weekend, the car was working well, the drivers were taking it step-by-step and putting in strong performances.

It is going to be hard to race from 16th and 19th on the grid, however, with a risk of showers, anything may yet happen.

The Ferrari driver headed Q3 before the late red flag for Sergio Perez’s crash at Portier which led to Carlos Sainz running into the stricken Red Bull driver having been the first car on the scene before the red flag was shown.  With the majority of the Q3 contenders unable to complete their final qualifying laps, Leclerc secured pole in similar circumstances to 12 months ago at the ... Keep reading

Gasly had placed inside the top 10 in all three practice sessions in Monaco, ending Saturday’s FP3 session fifth-fastest, but was eliminated in 17th place at the end of Q1. A red flag with two minutes remaining in the session prompted a late flurry of lap times, but Gasly was sent out at the back of the queue and missed the line, taking the chequered flag and therefore preventing himself from ... Keep reading

Norris said that if he had been feeling 100% fit and had not made mistakes on his lap, he might have qualified even higher. Speaking at length for the first time about his recent illness, Norris made it clear just how tough the Spanish GP weekend was for him as he battled to an eighth-place finish. "It's been a long week, just because of suffering the amount I did last week with the ... Keep reading

Gasly had placed inside the top 10 in all three practice sessions in Monaco, ending Saturday's FP3 session fifth fastest, but was eliminated in 17th place at the end of Q1. A red flag with two minutes remaining in the session prompted a late flurry of laptimes, but Gasly was sent out at the back of the queue and missed the line, taking the chequered flag and therefore preventing himself from ... Keep reading

The Monegasque driver had been called in for a weight check towards the end of Q2, but did not see the signal and pushed on down the pitlane. Had he gone to his Ferrari garage and the mechanics worked on the car, even just changing tyres, then that would have been enough to earn him a penalty for breaching the rules. However, Ferrari had quickly spotted that the weighbridge request had been ... Keep reading

The Monegasque driver had been called in for a weight check towards the end of Q2, but did not see the signal and pushed on down the pitlane. Had he gone to his Ferrari garage and the mechanics worked on the car, even just changing tyres, then that would have been enough to earn him a penalty for breaching the rules. However, Ferrari had quickly spotted that the weighbridge request had been ... Keep reading

The Ferrari driver was involved in the late red flag incident at the end of Q3, when Perez crashed at Portier after losing the rear of his Red Bull on cold tyres. Sainz was the first driver on the scene and clipped the Mexican when he tried to avoid the stricken machine. Sainz said he saw the initial yellow flags for Perez's crash at the last moment and, due to the high walls around the ... Keep reading

Hamilton and Mercedes arrived in Monaco hopeful of taking another step forward after appearing to go a long way to remedying its porpoising issue with its Spain updates last weekend. After struggling with bouncing over the Monaco bumps in practice on Friday, Hamilton could only qualify eighth for Mercedes on Saturday. The seven-time world champion sat sixth after the opening runs in Q3, but ... Keep reading

Perez was pushing eventual pole winner Charles Lelcerc hard throughout qualifying on Saturday and was just 0.09s slower than the Ferrari driver in Q2 but did trail Leclerc and Carlos Sainz ahead of the final Q3 runs. On his last qualifying lap, as Perez ran behind Leclerc on the track, he lost the rear of his RB18 as he rounded the Portier right-hander and crashed backwards into the ... Keep reading

Today's press conference with Mattia Binotto, Christian Horner, Andrew Shovlin, Frederic Vasseur, Otmar Szafnauer and Andreas Seidl.

The Alpine driver had gone as high as fifth with his first run before locking up and going straight on at Mirabeau and into the tyre wall. The incident happened at exactly the same time as the collision between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz three corners ahead. Alonso was encouraged by the speed the Alpine showed over the course of qualifying after finishing seventh. "It was good," he ... Keep reading

The Ferrari driver was involved in the late red flag incident at the end of Q3, when Perez crashed at Portier after losing the rear of his car. Sainz was the first driver on the scene and clipped the Mexican when he tried to avoid the stricken Red Bull car. The Spanish driver said he saw the initial yellow flags for Perez's crash at the last moment and due to the high walls around the corner ... Keep reading

Hamilton and Mercedes arrived in Monaco hopeful of taking another step forward after appearing to go a long way to remedying its porpoising issue with its Spain updates last weekend. After struggling with bouncing over the Monaco bumps in practice on Friday, Hamilton could only qualify eighth for Mercedes on Saturday. The seven-time world champion sat sixth after the opening runs in Q3, but ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc takes pole for his home race as Sergio Perez crashes leaving Carlos Sainz facing another trip to the stewards.