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Latest: Jun 17, 2:28 PM from Autosport
Why “underdog” Antonelli feels he has “nothing to lose” in response to Russell’s mind games
After George Russell said that Kimi Antonelli’shuge Formula 1 world championship lead means the title is “his to lose”, the Italian responded with his own assessment as he insists he won’t get drawn into mind games. Russell made the assertion going into the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, with many figuring it to be the first mind game played between the Mercedes team-mates who look set to ... Keep reading
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FIA announces hearing as Alpine seeks to get Gasly's Monaco podium back
The FIA has confirmed that Alpine's attempt to overturn the penalties that cost Pierre Gasly a podium finish in the Monaco Grand Prix will be heard later this week After the race in Monaco, Alpine issued a statement confirming it had requested a Right of Review from the FIA in an attempt to overturn the result of the grand prix, in which Gasly finished third on the road but lost a podium due to ... Keep reading
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Aston Martin's list of weaknesses grows after Monaco GP - Alonso
Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso fears that the Monaco Grand Prix added to Aston Martin’s list of weaknesses as it fights to recover from a torrid start to the 2026 season. Aston Martin is facing an uphill battle in 2026 as it attempts to drag itself up from the back of the F1 pack. Its season got off to a bad start when it arrived late to winter testing, and it has since ... Keep reading
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Why Gasly vented his lost Monaco GP podium with fake celebrations
Pierre Gasly says he knew he was going to be stripped of his Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix podium as early as the late-race red flag, but still sarcastically celebrated his third place on the cooldown lap. Gasly was one of several drivers penalised for pitlane speeding, with the Frenchman copping two time penalties for exceeding Monaco's 60km/h limit twice, once by 0.1km/h and once by ... Keep reading
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Hamilton: Maiden Ferrari F1 win "couldn't be closer" after "begging" for changes which are paying off
Lewis Hamilton reckons his maiden victory for Ferrari “couldn’t be closer” as the 2026 Formula 1 season has witnessed a rejuvenation from the seven-time world champion. The 41-year-old endured a torrid debut campaign for the Scuderia in 2025, suffering the first podium-less season of his 18-year career to finish 86 points behind team-mate Charles Leclerc. Hamilton was dejected ... Keep reading
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The Monaco magic alive and well in F1 2026
We won't bore you with the usual Monaco tropes and cliches, but the time the Monte Carlo streets were big enough for grand prix racing has long passed, both in terms of the on-track product and the ever-increasing hordes of guests making life difficult for staff trying to do their jobs. There are many practical reasons why Monaco shouldn't work, and many commercial reasons why it does. But ... Keep reading
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Red Bull finds cause of Verstappen’s retirement, planned engine change after Monaco
While Max Verstappen surprised many by qualifying second on Saturday, his race came to an end almost immediately the following day. The Dutchman already felt some anomalies during the Formula 1 formation lap, then struggled to get the RPMs into the correct window during the pre-start procedure. The final nail in the coffin came when he lost the power unit completely as soon as he released the ... Keep reading
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Why McLaren sees Mercedes customer team status as a disadvantage in F1 2026
After McLaren secured a double podium in Miami and appeared to have turned a corner following its first major upgrade of the year, the race weekends in Montreal and Monaco have not gone according to plan. In Canada, things partly unravelled due to the decision to start on intermediate tyres, while Lando Norris later retired with a gearbox issue. Monaco brought another DNF for the reigning ... Keep reading
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Mercedes takes blame for Russell Monaco GP penalty
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has taken responsibility for the pitstop blunder that led to a drive-through penalty for George Russell at the Monaco Grand Prix. Russell experienced a dismal weekend in the principality, where he took sixth on the grid after being soundly beaten by team-mate Kimi Antonelli in all three qualifying segments. The Briton gained a position at the ... Keep reading
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Hamilton details ADUO order as Mercedes and Ferrari get F1 engine help
Red Bull Ford Powertrains has been deemed to have the leading V6 combustion engine in Formula 1, Autosport has been able to confirm, following Lewis Hamilton's revelation that Ferrari is getting upgrade help. Following the Canadian Grand Prix F1's governing body the FIA measured the performance of all V6 combustion engines to determine both the benchmark power unit as well as the deficit of ... Keep reading
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Alpine requests right of review with FIA over penalties which cost Monaco GP podium
Pierre Gasly said he had been “robbed” of a podium in Monaco after finishing third on the road, and his team agrees. The Alpine team posted a statement which read: “After the result of today’s Monaco Grand Prix, BWT Alpine Formula One Team can confirm it has requested a Right of Review from the FIA following the penalties applied for pit lane speeding.” Read ... Keep reading
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Cadillac loses maiden F1 point as Perez penalised
Cadillac Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez has been given a 10-second penalty in the Monaco Grand Prix results, collapsing from a point-paying 10th position to last of the finishers. Perez finished 10th on the road in an eventful race in the principality, making the most of the incidents that occurred around him – despite an early drive-through penalty for lining up in Gabriel Bortoleto’sempty ... Keep reading
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Russell “beyond frustration” after dismal, point-less Monaco GP
At the beginning of the 2026 Formula 1 season George Russell was the clear favourite to win the drivers’ championship, but he has now slipped to third place in the standings after a torturous Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Russell only finished one timed session ahead of team-mate Kimi Antonelli, qualified five places behind him, and finished outside the points after being hit with a ... Keep reading
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Why so many F1 drivers were penalised for pitlane speeding in Monaco GP
The Monaco Grand Prix produced a series of penalties for speeding in the pitlane. The FIA documents released after the race reveal that in every case the infringement was less than one kilometre per hour. For Oscar Piastri, George Russell, Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly, the excess was just 0.1 km/h. After the eventful race in the principality, the FIA reviewed its own timing lines and ... Keep reading
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Gasly felt "robbed" of F1 Monaco GP podium as Alpine requests right of review over pitlane speeding
Pierre Gasly reckons he's been "robbed" of a podium in the Monaco Grand Prix after receiving two pitlane speeding penalties that dropped him from third to seventh in the final classification - with Alpine asking for a right to review the pitlane speeding penalties. The Alpine driver delivered one of the standout drives of the race, climbing from ninth on the grid to cross the line third after ... Keep reading
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Hadjar keeps F1 Monaco GP podium after investigation
Isack Hadjar will keep his first Red Bull podium at the Monaco Grand Prix after no further action was taken against his team for the work it conducted during a late race suspension. Under a late stoppage for the track surface breaking up between Turns 18 and 19, cars were brought back to the pitlane for a long interruption while track workers patched over the asphalt, giving teams the chance to ... Keep reading
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Leclerc reveals reason for Monaco GP crash: “Three out of four brakes not working”
Charles Leclerc's Monaco Grand Prix ended in a crash at Antony Noghes corner ahead of the safety car restart. The Monegasque slid into the barriers while running third, immediately letting Ferrari know over the radio that he wasn’t at fault. "I'm not even going to take the blame," he said to the team - and later confirmed to journalists in Monaco that a severe technical issue had left him ... Keep reading
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F1 Monaco GP: Antonelli takes dominant win from Hamilton after chaotic finish
Kimi Antonelli overcame the drama of a Monaco Grand Prix that descended into late chaos to claim his fifth successive Formula 1 win, as Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll's late crashes at Antony Noghes preceded a red flag and a closing eight-lap shootout. A processional affair was soon blown open in the final quarter of the race when Stroll hit the wall at Antony Noghes, prompting the emergence ... Keep reading
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