The road to Leclerc’s Monaco F1 triumph
How as a young child growing up in the principality, he would take the bus to school up the winding climb to Casino Square, dreaming how he would one day tear up the same roads in a scarlet Ferrari F1 car. How his late father Herve made every possible sacrifice to get him there but would […]
Alpine not ruling out F1 driver line-up change after latest Ocon Gasly clash
The French manufacturer nearly had both its cars out of the Monaco Grand Prix early on after Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly collided on the exit of Portier on the opening lap of the original start. Ocon had made an optimistic lunge down the inside of Gasly on the entry to the corner and, as […]
10 things we learned at the 2024 F1 Monaco Grand Prix
It was a thrilling edition of a race steeped in history, worthy of joining those that came before it in the stratosphere of motorsport’s memorable moments. Strategic gamesmanship preceded a final showdown between two of the championship’s brightest talents, and the conclusion did not disappoint: a fearless overtake around the outside on the final lap […]
RB could offer answers about Red Bull F1 bumps weakness
The world champion squad endured a challenging time at the Monaco Grand Prix as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez struggled to extract pace from their RB20. Its car behaved like it was on a knife-edge at times and was not comfortable over the bumps and kerbs that are key to performance around the Monte Carlo […]
Autosport Podcast: F1 Monaco GP review
Leclerc was able to pull away in the late stages of the race from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, with Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari in third to make it a double podium for the Scuderia. Joining Bryn Lucas on the Autosport Podcast is Alex Kalinauckas and Jake Boxall-Legge to discuss Leclerc’s excellent performance, a chaotic opening lap that […]
Leclerc wins on hometown streets
An audibly ecstatic Leclerc crossed the line 7.1s clear of Piastri to claim his first-ever victory at the Monaco street circuit, after overcoming the Australian at two standing starts after an early red flag, and then set the pace sufficiently to deny McLaren a tactical advantage. Despite periods of pressure from Piastri over the 76 […]
Why Russell got new Mercedes F1 front wing over Hamilton in Monaco
Speaking about the 0.078-second gap between them as they lined up fifth and seventh, Hamilton was eager to suggest that he never had any realistic chance of beating Russell because of their different-specification cars. “The team has worked really hard back at the factory to bring an upgrade in the last two races and also […]
Red Bull «getting found out» by F1 rivals as gap closes
Verstappen struggled throughout practice over the many kerbs and bumps around Monaco’s tight street circuit. And while the Red Bull team turned around its practice woes last week in Imola, there was little that could be done to give Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez an RB20 that could beat Ferrari or McLaren in qualifying. Verstappen’s […]
Pirelli set for new extreme wet-weather F1 tyre test with Ferrari
The two-day test will consist of a day of dry running with 2025 prototype slick compounds, before the track is made wet for day two when the Italian tyre manufacturer tries out a new extreme wet compound. The wet track running is key because wet tyre tests are harder to organise, with Pirelli having to […]