Russell looked like benefitting from a slow stop for Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and a late call to intermediates for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to climb to third as rain hit the principality in the final third of the race. But after his pitstop for intermediates on lap 55, Russell appeared to get distracted by a yellow […]
In a frantic end to the Q3 shootout, Alonso, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc all traded provisional pole until Red Bull world champion Max Verstappen clinched his first Monaco pole with a hair-raising final sector. The Dutchman said he “clipped a few barriers” in the process and Alonso also admitted he took […]
As Hamilton’s Mercedes was lifted into the Monaco skyline following his barrier collision at Mirabeau towards the end of FP3, the paddock was treated to a view of the W14’s underfloor, an area of the car that we’re rarely able to see. The timing of the incident was especially frustrating for Mercedes, with team principal […]
The Alpine driver stunned the paddock when he set a 1m11.553s effort with just a handful of minutes remaining in Q3 to take provisional pole. Ocon dropped to fourth following the final runs as eventual polesitter Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc all registered faster times. But he will be lifted to third, matching […]
The Ferrari driver appeared to slow in the tunnel section as Norris’ rapid McLaren approached from behind on a flying lap in Q3, forcing him to take evasive action. Leclerc had been set to line up third for his home race, but will now drop to sixth. Norris will start 10th for Sunday’s race. The […]
Red Bull driver Verstappen surged to his third pole of 2023 by just 0.084s with a remarkable late effort to usurp Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, who had until the dying moments of the session looked set to claim his first pole since Hockenheim 2012. At the circuit where pole position has more value than any […]
Hamilton – who crashed in FP3 – got out of Q1 at the last minute with his final run, and the same thing happened as he made it out of Q2 with his last lap. In the final segment he earned sixth on the grid, with the potential to move up a place if third-placed […]
Before the Monaco Grand Prix, weekend Honda announced it would return to F1 as a fully-fledged engine manufacturer by supplying works power units to Aston Martin from 2026, when F1 moves to new engine regulations with a higher degree of electrification and sustainable fuels. Honda is the last of the six manufacturers that registered for […]
Former Mercedes chief strategist Vowles joined the Grove outfit as team principal this year, with his official starting date listed as 20 February. He has used his brief tenure so far to evaluate the 10th-placed outfit, which is currently without a full-time technical director to lead its in-season car development. Vowles reckons the nine-time constructors’ […]
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest in FP1 but he crashed out of FP2, which was topped by Verstappen. Monaco Grand Prix FP1 results: Sainz fastest from Alonso What happened in Monaco GP Free Practice 1? Sainz set the benchmark on medium tyres at 1m15.198s, sixth-tenths ahead of Verstappen who was running hards and complaining of […]