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Ferrari defends double-stack call that left Leclerc stranded in Monaco
Ferrari deputy team principal Jerome D'Ambrosio has defended the strategy that saw Charles Leclerc double-stacked under the safety car at Monaco, leaving the Monegasque driver effectively demoted from a virtual second place before he crashed out on lap 65 with brake issues.
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Russell lapped and penalised as Antonelli's Monaco win leaves him 70 points adrift
George Russell endured a wretched Monaco Grand Prix, qualifying sixth, being lapped by team-mate Kimi Antonelli, and dropping out of the points after a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane — leaving him 70 points off the championship lead.
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Gasly stripped of Monaco podium by 0.1km/h pitlane penalty after stunning climb from ninth
Pierre Gasly crossed the line third at Monaco after charging from ninth on the grid, only to be demoted to seventh by two pitlane speeding penalties — one for exceeding the 60km/h limit by just 0.1km/h. The Alpine driver says he has been "robbed" of a moment ten years in the making.
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Hadjar's maiden Monaco podium at risk after Red Bull mechanics breach red-flag rules
Isack Hadjar has been summoned to stewards at the Monaco Grand Prix after Red Bull mechanics worked on his RB22 during a late red flag, potentially costing the rookie his first F1 podium finish in third place.
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Leclerc reveals three of four brakes failed before his Monaco crash
Charles Leclerc has explained that a catastrophic brake failure caused his Monaco Grand Prix crash at Antony Noghès, with only his front-left brake functioning properly after a safety car period. Ferrari has already identified a fix, and Leclerc will switch to Lewis Hamilton's brake configuration from the next race.
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Antonelli seals fifth straight F1 win at Monaco as late chaos hands Hamilton no route through
Kimi Antonelli converted pole to victory at the Monaco Grand Prix for his fifth consecutive Formula 1 win, surviving a red-flag interruption and an eight-lap shootout after crashes from Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll triggered late chaos at Antony Noghes.
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Leclerc crashes out of Monaco GP on lap 65 after blaming Ferrari's brakes
Charles Leclerc's Monaco Grand Prix ended in heartbreak on lap 65 when he struck the barrier at the final corner during a race restart, blaming his Ferrari's brakes and triggering a red flag as the FIA investigated the Turn 19 surface.
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Stroll crashes into barriers at Monaco to deepen Aston Martin's miserable 2026 season
Lance Stroll retired from the Monaco Grand Prix on Lap 60 after hitting the barrier at Turn 19, triggering a late safety car. The incident is the latest blow for Aston Martin, who sit last in the constructors' standings with zero points in 2026.
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Verstappen's Red Bull engine 'dropped dead' at the start to end Monaco GP early
Max Verstappen retired from the Monaco Grand Prix on lap 1 after his Red Bull engine failed at the start, leaving the four-time world champion to swerve clear of oncoming traffic before limping back to the garage.
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Brundle likens championship-leading Antonelli to Senna after Monaco pole
Martin Brundle drew a comparison between 19-year-old Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli and Ayrton Senna after Antonelli claimed pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, extending his drivers' championship lead to 43 points over team-mate George Russell.
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Hulkenberg and Bortoleto swap cockpits for Audi's 1001 PS Nuvolari supercar ahead of Monaco GP
Audi F1 drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto took the marque's new Nuvolari supercar for hot laps in Monaco ahead of the 2026 Grand Prix. The limited-production machine produces 1001 PS from a 4.0-litre biturbo V8 and hits 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds.
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Norris demands McLaren investigation after battery failure ruins Monaco qualifying
Lando Norris will start Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix from the fourth row after a battery failure ended his second practice session early and left McLaren scrambling overnight — breaching the sport's curfew rules in the process.
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Bortoleto blames himself after Monaco Q1 crash ends Audi's best scoring chance of the season
Gabriel Bortoleto clipped the barrier at Nouvelle Chicane during Q1 in Monaco, breaking his front-left suspension and eliminating himself from qualifying. The 21-year-old admitted the crash was a self-inflicted mistake on a circuit where Audi had genuine top-10 potential.
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Bearman's dust-induced Monaco crash and cold-tyre nightmare condemn Haas to Q1 exit
Oliver Bearman was eliminated in Q1 at the Monaco Grand Prix after a freak FP3 crash on a dusty patch at Massenet and a disrupted final qualifying run left him 0.013 seconds short of the Q2 cut-off, his worst result of the 2026 season.
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Antonelli tops Monaco FP3 to leave Wolff 'very positively surprised' ahead of qualifying
Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time in Monaco Grand Prix FP3 with a 1m12.720s lap, 0.327 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc, as Mercedes reversed Ferrari's practice dominance. Team principal Toto Wolff praised the rookie's pace but cautioned that qualifying would still be a tight contest.
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Bearman's Monaco FP3 ends in barrier strike as Haas face pre-qualifying repair scramble
Oliver Bearman crashed his Haas into the barriers on the run up to Casino Square during Monaco GP's final practice session, triggering a red flag with 14 minutes remaining and leaving the team with a heavily damaged car to fix before qualifying.
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Verstappen eyes first Red Bull power unit win after admitting F1 bucket list is complete
Max Verstappen says his major Formula 1 ambitions are fulfilled after four drivers' titles and 71 grand prix wins, but the Dutchman has identified a new target: claiming a victory powered by Red Bull's own in-house engine.
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Bayern Munich agree personal terms with Brown but baulk at €60m fee, keeping United in race
Bayern Munich have agreed personal terms with Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown but are unwilling to meet Frankfurt's €60m asking price, leaving Manchester United and Arsenal with a chance to hijack the deal.
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Leclerc crashes out of Q3 at Monaco, reveals deeper Ferrari braking issue
Charles Leclerc will start Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix from fourth on the grid after crashing his Ferrari at Tabac on his final Q3 lap. The Monegasque admitted he is also "struggling massively" with an unrelated, persistent braking inconsistency that has plagued him since Canada.
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Verstappen and Hamilton mock Antonelli's starts after teenager takes Monaco pole
Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, but it was Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton who grabbed the headlines — joking in the post-qualifying press conference that the 19-year-old should wait one or two seconds after the lights go out.
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