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Lewis Hamilton missed out on a spot on the front row at the Monaco Grand Prix to polesitter Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Kimi Antonelli could not hide his delight after building on a sensational start to the 2026 season with a hard-earned pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli will line up in pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver beating his rivals in an exciting end to Qualifying.

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Charles Leclerc has given insight into the accident that ended his hopes for a Monaco Grand Prix pole position, after he crashed his Ferrari Formula 1 car in Q3.
The Scuderia’s promising Friday pace, as it locked out the top two positions in both practice sessions, didn’t translate into the same Saturday performance in the principality.
Although Leclerc topped Q1, he was only ...Keep reading

Ducati's MotoGP star Marc Marquez will line up on pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix for the second year in a row.
The reigning world champion shrugged off concerns about his fitness to top the qualifying session on Saturday, scoring his second pole position of 2026.
Joining him on the front row will be factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta, who set the pace in Practice on Friday, and ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli has secured a sensational pole position for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, but it was the world champions alongside him who stole the show in the post-qualifying press conference with some tongue-in-cheek advice for the 19-year-old.
While Antonelli currently leads the drivers' championship with a 43-point lead over his team-mate George Russell, he has had ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says the nature of Monaco Grand Prix qualifying had allowed him to "feel like myself again" at the wheel of a Formula 1 car, having taken a dim view of the 2026 regulations and their demands thus far.
Of the current drivers, Verstappen has been one of the more vocal opponents of the current brand of F1 powertrain regulations thus far. The 53-47 split in power output between the ...Keep reading

Aprilia riders have offered possible explanations to the marque’s lacklustre showing at the Hungarian Grand Prix so far, suggesting the performance issues are not solely down to the MotoGP track layout. 
After a dominant start to the 2026 MotoGP season in which it proved that the RS-GP is a well-rounded bike that can work at a wide variety of tracks, Aprilia hasn’t featured at the sharp ...Keep reading

Richard Childress made himself available to the media on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway for the first time since the death of Kyle Busch.
As it turns out, this press conference had been scheduled for several weeks, and the time had been made available to formally announce that the two-time Cup Series champion was signing an extension with RCR for 2027.
The agreement was that ...Keep reading

 
 
 
 
 
 
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After Ferrari demonstrated great speed in practice, the Italian team found itself on the back foot in the battle for Formula 1 pole at the Monaco Grand Prix - and Lewis Hamilton said his car was "completely different" from Friday to Saturday.
Ferrari resisted the urge to make too many changes overnight after headlining both FP1 and FP2, since the balance of the SF-26 was in a good place at the ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that a loss of confidence in his machinery was the primary catalyst for George Russell's underwhelming performance during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. 
Despite showing flashes of promise during the final practice session around Monte Carlo, the British driver struggled to replicate that form in qualifying. While his team-mate ...Keep reading

The sprint race for the MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix was devoid of action, with the order at the front essentially set after the opening lap.
Ducati’s Marc Marquez led all 13 laps from pole position, with KTM rider Pedro Acosta not putting on much of a challenge. While Marco Bezzecchi came under pressure from Raul Fernandez and Fermin Aldeguer in the fight for the final podium spot, the trio ...Keep reading

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli beats Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole position in a gripping qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix.

George Russell was left bewildered by his pace deficit to Formula 1 title rival and team-mate Kimi Antonelli who took pole for the Monaco Grand Prix.
The 19-year-old set a 1m12.051s to beat runner-up Max Verstappen by just 0.043s to the top spot, while Russell struggled down in sixth, three tenths off the pace in another blow to his title hopes.
Russell is 43 points behind leader Antonelli ...Keep reading

Ryan Hunter-Reay has been announced as the new Sporting Director by Arrow McLaren.
The confirmation comes on the back of the month of May, where Hunter-Reay recently competed at the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 as part of a one-off fourth entry behind the wheel of the in the #31 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.
The new role for Hunter-Reay, the 2014 Indianapolis 500 Winner and 2012 ...Keep reading

Mercedes race engineer Peter Bonnington has lauded his driver Kimi Antonelli's stunning Monaco Grand Prix pole position.
Following a thrilling qualifying session around the unforgiving streets of Monte Carlo, Antonelli secured pole position, further justifying Mercedes' bold decision to promote him at such a young age. 
Speaking to Sky Sports F1, Bonnington, affectionately known as "Bono" ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez said he felt “stronger than expected” at Balaton Park, but had to go into “super sport mode” to win the Hungarian Grand Prix MotoGP sprint.
The factory Ducati MotoGP rider was the fastest rider at the 4.1km circuit on Saturday, beating KTM’s Pedro Acosta to pole position before dominating the half-distance race.
Although Marquez admitted on Friday that he remained ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli took a sensational pole for the Monaco Grand Prix after pipping Max Verstappen late on.
The Mercedes driver set a 1m12.375s, which was just 0.043s quicker than Verstappen for his fourth pole in five grands prix while Ferrari struggled. That was despite the Scuderia dominating Friday practice with a 1-2 in both outings, but Saturday saw ...Keep reading