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The most unique car designs F1 teams have brought to Monaco GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 13:03
Whenever there's a small grey area in Formula 1's regulations, it is guaranteed that at least one engineer will attempt to exploit that loophole.
This year's Monaco Grand Prix demonstrated this perfectly: when it became apparent that straightline mode would not be used and the actuators could be removed for the rear wing, it opened up a small window for the teams to fill with ...Keep reading

F2: Tsolov seals Monte Carlo Feature Race victory

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 12:46
Tsolov sealed the victory in the Formula 2 Monte Carlo Feature Race.

F3: Badoer takes first win in Monte Carlo Feature Race

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 12:46
Brando Badoer earned his maiden F3 victory with success in Monaco.

Cadillac fastest in morning session as Toyota caught in incident on Le Mans test day

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 12:25
Filipe Albuquerque put Cadillac at the top of the timesheets at the halfway point of the Le Mans 24 Hours test day, as an incident involving Toyota caused a red flag.
The opening three hours of Test Day proved highly productive, with all 18 Hypercar entries having already set a timed lap before the first half-hour of running had even elapsed.
As each manufacturer worked through its programme ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen, Mercedes and Oscar Piastri: The key factors in F1’s silly season

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 11:24
The start of summer traditionally marks the moment when attention gradually shifts towards next year’s driver market – the well-known ‘silly season’ in Formula 1.
Ferrari and Charles Leclerc already stole a march on that process ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix by extending their partnership. The exact duration of the contract has not been disclosed, but Ferrari has confirmed that it is ...Keep reading

Why McLaren’s new front wing needs “a bit more work”

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 10:46
Qualifying no higher than the fourth row of the grid is just one of several developments vexing McLaren during the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris qualified seventh and eighth, over half a second off Mercedes polesitter Kimi Antonelli, which has the same engine as McLaren’s MCL40. If the size of that margin was “disappointing”, in the words of McLaren ...Keep reading

Our final Monaco Grand Prix betting predictions made

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 09:43
Kimi Antonelli is favourite to win in Monaco after qualifying on pole, but what bets should F1 fans be looking at on Sunday.

Wolff explains Antonelli’s growth after ‘so many doubters’

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 09:43
While Kimi Antonelli faced some struggles during his rookie season in F1, the Italian is now leading the championship. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has shared an insight into how the youngster has gained such momentum.

TREMAYNE: Why did F1 great Jim Clark never win at Monaco?

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 09:43
F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne examines why two-time World Champion Jim Clark never managed to claim victory on the streets of Monte Carlo.

Gabriel Bortoleto angry over costly Monaco Q1 crash: 'Why do I take that much risk?'

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 09:22
With Audi's power deficit not as detrimental around Monaco as it has been elsewhere, this Formula 1 weekend was earmarked as a prime opportunity to add to its modest tally of two points.
Both Gabriel Bortoleto and veteran team-mate Nico Hulkenberg finished all three practice sessions inside the top 10 to tease what was possible later in qualifying and then the race.
But after completing a ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman explains “strangest crash I ever had”, worst qualifying result in F1 2026

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 08:16
Oliver Bearman says his crash in Free Practice 3 at the Monaco Grand Prix, after which he was eliminated in Q1, was the strangest in his nascent Formula 1 career. 
The Haas driver lost control on a dusty part of the track coming into Massenet corner, careening into the guardrail and damaging the right-hand side of his VF-26.
“I just picked up the dust and lost it,” Bearman ...Keep reading

MotoGP to increase grid spacing from German GP onwards

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 08:01
MotoGP teams have agreed to increase the distance between the rows on the starting grid from the upcoming German Grand Prix, Motorsport.com has learned.
The measure comes in response to the multi-rider crash that occurred at Turn 1 of the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit during the first restart of the Catalan Grand Prix, from which Johann Zarco has yet to fully recover. The Frenchman suffered a ...Keep reading

Keselowski, Dillon and Buescher move on from Nashville ordeal

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 02:44
Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, TJ Majors and Chris Buescher have all discussed what happened between them last week at Nashville Superspeedway and have mostly ended up in a place of mutual understanding.
The entire ordeal began on Lap 145 when Dillon was spun off a chain reaction of events. There was a bottleneck on pit entry and coming down the frontstretch, Keselowski shaded low and stalled ...Keep reading

Our Bet Builder picks for the Monaco Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-06-07 00:37
Our expert betting writers have picked a four-leg Bet Builder, including a podium finish and points finish selection.

David Malukas “not disappointed” despite missing out on IndyCar pole at WWTR

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 00:31
David Malukas wasn’t upset despite being knocked from provisional pole at the very end of qualifying by Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Palou, the reigning and four-time IndyCar champion, throttled to a two-lap average run of 174.353mph, dethroning Malukas’s 173.244mph outing and denying him a second career pole. Even though the two share the front row ...Keep reading

NASCAR Cup Michigan starting lineup: Denny Hamlin snags pole from Carson Hocevar

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-06-07 00:27
Even after suffering a flat tire in practice, Denny Hamlin fought back in qualifying to secure pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Hamlin was the final driver on the track, and he denied home hero Carson Hocevar by just 0.018s with a pole lap of 36.901s.
This is Hamlin's 50th career pole, putting him in elite company. Only Richard Petty, David ...Keep reading

IndyCar at WWT Raceway starting lineup: Alex Palou claims fourth straight pole

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 23:08
Alex Palou was the last driver to go out, but was also the best after scorching to pole for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR).
The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series Champion, driving the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, stormed to the top spot in qualifying with a two-lap average of 174.353mph around the 1.25-mile egg-shaped oval. He dethroned Team ...Keep reading

'Get thicker skin and deal with it,' says Corey Heim in response to Kaden Honeycutt

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 23:06
Kaden Honeycutt did not appreciate Corey Heim throwing two blocks on him to win the Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
Honeycutt, driving the Tricon Garage No. 11 that Heim took to the championship last year and 23 victories across the past three seasons, made several runs at Heim but couldn’t find a path to the win.
On the final lap, Heim blocked ...Keep reading

Two car chiefs ejected after multiple NASCAR Cup inspection failures at Michigan

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-06-06 22:13
Two NASCAR Cup Series teams had a little trouble getting through inspection on Saturday, and so, the standard penalties have been applied.
26 of the 37 entries passed on their first attempt, while nine passed on their second attempt, but there were two that needed to go through the inspection process three times.
The No. 17 RFK Racing Ford of Chris Buescher, which entered this race eighth in ...Keep reading

STRATEGY GUIDE: What are the tyre options for the Monaco GP?

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-06-06 21:33
Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day in Monte Carlo.

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