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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Russell left Williams after a three-season stint at the end of last year to join Mercedes, whose junior programme he had been a member of since 2017. During his final months with Williams, Russell was known to have lobbied with the team for Albon to take his seat after the Anglo-Thai driver dropped off the […]
Drive to Survive has bucked the trend of most series by enjoying a steady rise in its viewership instead of tailing off season-on-season. Season three, filmed during the COVID-hit 2020 season, enjoyed a bigger viewership than season one and season two, while that benchmark has since been surpassed by season four that came out earlier this […]
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 […]
In 2021, as he continued to fight to get up to speed with his new team, Ricciardo was lapped by podium-bound team-mate Lando Norris. It was a stark display of the gulf between them at the time, portrayed fairly brutally in the most recent season of Drive to Survive. Back then, it was about Ricciardo […]
Polesitter Charles Leclerc was leading the race when Ferrari made several strategic blunders during the race’s transition from wet to dry tyres, which not only made Leclerc lose the race to Red Bull’s Sergio Perez but bumped him off the podium to finish fourth. “Sometimes mistakes can happen but there have been too many mistakes […]
Ten-time grand prix winner Bottas joined Alfa Romeo for 2022 after leaving Mercedes following a five-season stint, signing a multi-year deal with the Swiss-based squad. Bottas has helped Alfa Romeo enjoyed a significant upward swing so far this season. After scoring just 13 points and finishing ninth in the standings last year, the team has already more than […]
It’s probably fair to say that Monaco doesn’t usually provide the most exciting race of the season, but every now and again it throws up a truly remarkable GP. In 1982 a ridiculous finish left onlookers wondering if anyone was going to make it to the finish line. Autosport chief editor Kevin Turner recalls one […]