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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

How George Russell's luckless Monaco GP unravelled as F1 title deficit grows

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 17:24
While Kimi Antonelli was taking in the plaudits as he collected his most impressive Formula 1 victory yet, George Russell was left reeling as a horror Monaco Grand Prix caused him to fall to third in the championship.
This leaves him with what is looking like an insurmountable gap to his Mercedes team-mate. Here's how Russell's weekend unravelled.
Qualifying - P6 after struggling with tyre ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc reveals reason for Monaco crash: “Three out of four brakes not working”

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 17:09
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

‘I'm still far from my best’: Why Marc Marquez isn't celebrating a full comeback yet

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 17:02
Marc Marquez says his stunning victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix doesn’t mean he has completed his latest comeback in MotoGP - insisting he is still not performing at his best.
The factory Ducati rider returned to the top step of the podium at the Balaton Park Circuit on Sunday, beating Pedro Acosta in a straight fight to claim his 100th grand prix win.
It followed a week after a ...Keep reading

F1 Monaco GP: Kimi Antonelli takes dominant win in non-score for George Russell

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 16:53
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 when Stroll hit the wall and prompted the emergence of the safety car on lap ...Keep reading

Five quick takeaways from F1's Monaco Grand Prix

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 16:32
Kimi Antonelli hypetrain isn't slowing down
Qualifying in Monaco is quite possibly the difficult test of any Formula 1 driver, between the technical challenge, the balance between risk and reward and the sheer pressure involved because of how crucial Saturday is for the race outcome.
With 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli fending off team-mate George Russell, as well as the Briton's pre-weekend ...Keep reading

Verstappen reflects on ‘painful’ Monaco DNF

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 15:59
Max Verstappen's race at the Monaco Grand Prix came to a very early end after experiencing an issue at the start.

OFFICIAL GRID: Who starts where for the Monaco GP

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 15:59
The full official starting order for Sunday's 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.

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