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Le Mans 24 Hours: Aston Martin fastest at test day

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:12
Aston Martin claimed first blood at the start of Le Mans 24 Hours week by topping the Hypercar times at the official Test Day. 
Tom Gamble posted a best time of 3m26.293s aboard the #007 The Heart of Racing Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar to jump to the head of the times midway through the second of the pair of three-hour sessions on Sunday.
The time, which represented a three-second improvement ...Keep reading

Hamilton 'feels like I'm reminding people who I am'

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:11
Lewis Hamilton says he "feels like I'm having to remind people who I am" after finishing second in the Monaco Grand Prix.

Ferrari explains Charles Leclerc Monaco GP strategy call

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:06
Ferrari deputy team principal Jerome D'Ambrosio has defended the Maranello outfit's strategy decisions during the chaotic Monaco Grand Prix, following a frustrating afternoon for home hero Charles Leclerc.
The Monegasque driver was virtually running in second place when taking into account a five-second penalty handed to his team-mate Lewis Hamilton. But Ferrari opted to pit both drivers under ...Keep reading

Hadjar keeps Monaco podium after post-race investigation

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:02
Isack Hadjar's first podium as a Red Bull driver appeared in doubt after the Monaco Grand Prix, with a post-race investigation taking place into an alleged red flag infringement. However, the Frenchman has retained his P3 finish.

Cadillac lose first F1 point after Perez penalty in Monaco

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:02
Cadillac have lost what initially marked their first point in F1 after Sergio Perez picked up a post-race time penalty in Monaco for an infringement at the final race restart.

Alpine request Right of Review over Gasly’s missed podium

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:02
Alpine have requested a Right of Review from F1’s governing body, the FIA, following the Monaco Grand Prix, where Pierre Gasly dropped out of the podium positions due to a pair of pit lane speeding penalties.

Russell ‘beyond frustration’ after Monaco rollercoaster

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:02
George Russell was left struggling for words after another damaging weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix, which ended with Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli extending his championship advantage from 43 points to 68.

Hamilton grateful for Monaco podium in ‘hardest conditions’

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:02
Lewis Hamilton equalled Ayrton Senna’s podium record at the Monaco Grand Prix as he secured P2 behind Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.

Antonelli sets out target after ‘incredible’ Monaco win

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:02
Kimi Antonelli has stretched out his advantage in the World Championship standings following his victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, a weekend that he hailed as "incredible".

Leclerc explains shock late retirement in Monaco

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:02
Charles Leclerc was left to rue ongoing brake problems after dramatically retiring from his home Grand Prix in Monaco, describing the situation as “not acceptable” and “impossible” to manage.

Antonelli secures brilliant victory in chaotic Monaco GP

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:02
Kimi Antonelli dominated an eventful Monaco Grand Prix to claim his fifth win of the season, extending his lead in the Standings while his team mate George Russell failed to score.

Cadillac loses maiden F1 point as Sergio Perez penalised

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 19:00
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’s empty ...Keep reading

Antonelli wins Monaco from Hamilton after dramatic ending

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-06-07 18:58
Kimi Antonelli wins the Monaco Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic ending that featured two safety cars and a red flag.

George Russell “beyond frustration” after dismal, point-less Monaco GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 18:55
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

Explained: Why so many F1 drivers were penalised for pitlane speeding in Monaco

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 18:47
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

Toto Wolff explains Monaco GP penalty confusion after George Russell disaster

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 18:17
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that internal "confusion" over strategy was the root cause of the pitstop blunder that cost George Russell a potential podium finish at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix. 
Russell was firmly in the mix for a top-four finish around the streets of Monte Carlo, before a costly miscommunication on the Mercedes pitwall dramatically unravelled his Sunday ...Keep reading

Heartbroken Pierre Gasly says he's been "robbed" of F1 Monaco GP podium

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 18:11
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

‘I pray before Turn 1’: MotoGP riders react to ‘predictable’ Hungarian GP crash

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 17:50
MotoGP riders have offered varying views on the Turn 1 melee triggered by Aprilia’s Jorge Martin at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Martin got out of shape under braking for the opening right-hander and crashed into his team-mate Marco Bezzecchi, with the likes of Fabio di Giannantonio, Raul Fernandez and Fermin Aldeguer all involved in the pile-up.
Both Martin and Bezzecchi ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar keeps F1 Monaco GP podium, cleared of investigation

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 17:48
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 ...Keep reading

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