Russell on bad luck affecting his run of results
George Russell said he is in a “very weird state of mind” after another damaging weekend in Monaco left him reflecting on a run of results he feels have been shaped by bad luck. Russell said: "I still very much believe in myself and know what I can do, and we're not even 30 per cent of the way through, but there have been a lot of points down the drain. I am in a very, very weird state of mind because I've had very low moments in my career where maybe I've had a run of two or three bad races on my own personal performance, but I've never had a run of bad luck such as this. I still very much believe in myself and that we're going to be fighting for race wins until the end of the year, but right now, it is tough."
Russell admits to being in 'very weird state of mind' after poor run
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Bearman on Monaco as a what-could-have-been weekend
Haas driver Ollie Bearman said his Monaco Grand Prix weekend was a “what could have been” after he retired on lap 30. Bearman said: "It's a weekend of what could have been, and I'm a bit disappointed. But I'm excited to turn the page and go next weekend in Barcelona."
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Mekies on Hadjar managing engine issue to Monaco podium
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies said Isack Hadjar “kept the car alive” in the Monaco Grand Prix as the team talked him through changes to manage a loss of engine power on the way to a podium finish. Mekies said: "So we understand the emotions. I think he has managed to keep the car alive. The team has managed to communicate back to him a number of changes to keep the car alive. As you can see, it's not a pleasant thing to do around here, keep changing switches to keep your car alive – but nonetheless it worked."
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Sainz on Monaco restart collisions after Williams retirement
Carlos Sainz said the collisions that ended his Monaco Grand Prix on the restart were “borderline unacceptable”, after contact with Nico Hulkenberg and Franco Colapinto left the Williams driver out of the race. Sainz said: "Unfortunately at the restart, some people decided to risk everything to try and get a point or two and I was the victim of people being very over-optimistic and doing a mistake that honestly is borderline unacceptable. Every year at Monaco, you get to Turn 6 [Loews Hairpin], there is a bunch up, you need to lift."
'Borderline unacceptable' – Sainz unhappy after Monaco DNF
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Wolff on Mercedes pit-stop error with Russell penalty
Toto Wolff says Mercedes made a clear error in how it handled George Russell’s pit stop at the Monaco Grand Prix, after Russell’s five-second penalty for pit-lane speeding was upgraded to a drive-through when it was not served correctly. Wolff said: "Clearly our mistake. We need to look at our communication, whether we actually expected him to come in, because I think what I remember is about staying out and not coming in. But nevertheless, you've got to be on it to hold him, and we didn't."
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Lawson on Racing Bulls' Monaco car rebuild
Liam Lawson says his Racing Bull car was "in a million pieces" before the Monaco Grand Prix, which ended with him finishing fifth and team-mate Arvid Lindblad sixth. Lawson said: "Yeah, I was [worried about not even making the start]. I walked up to the garage and saw the car in a million pieces, and I thought I wasn't racing today. So it's been a big turnaround, massive effort from the guys and girls to put it together and get us out on track."
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Red Bull apologises after Verstappen engine failure
Red Bull has apologised to Max Verstappen after a “terminal” engine problem forced him to retire from the Monaco Grand Prix, and will fit him with a new power unit in Barcelona as already planned. Team boss Laurent Mekies told media including RacingNews365: “It is an engine issue, we have identified what the issue is… It developed on the formation lap and gave us no chance.” He added: “We can only apologise to Max,” while saying it is “probably early days” to discuss the fix.
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Hadjar on driveability problems during Monaco podium finish
Isack Hadjar said he feared he would finish outside the points at the Monaco Grand Prix because of driveability problems during the race, after taking third place for his first podium since being promoted to Red Bull. Hadjar said: "I faced so many issues in the car that I really thought it was going to be a weekend outside the points. Very early, from I would say lap 12, something like that, I started having driveability issues and it was just undriveable. In Monaco, especially here, it's not like you can allow yourself to skip using first gear, second gear, and this is where the problem was. I was down on power at some point."
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🤯 Points scored over the last 2 GPs
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Five consecutive race wins in a row for Kimi Antonelli! 🫢👏
Will he make it six in a row in Barcelona? 👀
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Same race, just 8 years apart 😳
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🚨 Lewis Hamilton has now finished inside the top 2 the same number of times Charles Leclerc has since they became teammates at Ferrari in 2025.
Hamilton - 2 P2 finishes
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All tied up.
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Carlos Sainz's Monaco points streak is over... what a run 👏
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🤯 Kimi Antonelli had all of the 5 fastest laps in Monaco
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Ferrari was 1.162s off his best lap.
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Kimi Antonelli woke up next to something special 😅🏆
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Antonelli on frustration at Monaco restart alongside Hamilton
Kimi Antonelli said he was “big time” frustrated by the late red flag and standing restart at the Monaco Grand Prix because Lewis Hamilton was alongside him and he feared the Ferrari could beat him to Ste Devote, despite Antonelli going on to win the race. Antonelli said: "Big time I was frustrated, because Lewis was starting next to me this time. Knowing how good they start, I was like, well, I cannot say, I'm going to say a bad word, but I was like, 'Oh man.' But luckily, the start went okay. Also, he had a lot of wheel spin, so that also made my life a little bit easier into Turn 1. But yeah, it was not easy to refocus after the red flag."
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Perez handed Monaco reprimand
Sergio Perez has been handed an FIA reprimand after the Monaco Grand Prix for making a practice start in the wrong place during pre-race reconnaissance laps, PlanetF1.com reports. The stewards said Perez “admitted that he had made a practice start in the wrong position”, while Perez blamed “a miscommunication” with Cadillac. The reprimand is his first of the 2026 season and follows a separate post-race time penalty that dropped him from 10th on the road to 15th, costing Cadillac its first F1 point.
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Leclerc to switch brake configuration
Ferrari brake supplier Brembo has pushed back against Charles Leclerc’s claim that brake issues contributed to his Monaco Grand Prix crash, saying it is “premature to draw definitive technical conclusions” before the data has been analysed. Leclerc described the braking as inconsistent and “borderline dangerous”, and said he will switch to Lewis Hamilton’s brake configuration from the next race in Barcelona to address the problem. Brembo said it does not yet know the cause of the issues and wants telemetry reviewed with Ferrari’s engineers.
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Wolff on Russell rebound after Monaco penalty mistake
Toto Wolff says he has “no doubt” George Russell will bounce back after dropping out of the points in the Monaco Grand Prix, with Mercedes making a “mistake” that led to his late drive-through penalty. Wolff said: "The Montreal race was [Russell's] to win. We let him down. Today, probably, we could have had a podium, if not for the penalty mistake. And I've talked with him yesterday and today – this is a long championship. Luck swings in your direction, and then sometimes it doesn't. I'm not stressed at all for his performances because we know he's one of the best."
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Stella on customer team disadvantage in resolving McLaren reliability issues
Andrea Stella says McLaren’s status as a Mercedes customer team has become a disadvantage in tackling reliability issues, after problems in Canada and Monaco included a gearbox retirement for Lando Norris and a power-unit-related DNF. Stella said: "Never before we felt that being a customer team has put us on the back foot. And when I say this, and I want to be clear here, to avoid any misunderstanding: it's not because you are a lower priority for [Mercedes] HPP. [It is] because you have less opportunities to integrate, to stay on the same timeline when it comes to addressing reliability problems or exploitation of the power unit from a performance point of view... when you are a works team."
McLaren admits Mercedes customer team status has become a disadvantage in F1 2026
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Stella on McLaren's reality check after Canada and Monaco
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the last two rounds in Canada and Monaco have been a “reality check” for the team, after it lacked race pace and hit reliability problems including Lando Norris’ gearbox issue in Canada and a power unit problem in Monaco. Stella said: "There's certainly an important reality check that comes from Canada and Monaco. And the reality check is first of all looking at the facts, we have not been fast enough, I would say especially in terms of race in both Canada and here. We have not been reliable enough and when we look at reliability, we have had issues pretty much in all areas of the car. Today was power unit... but for Lando in Canada it was the gearbox."
McLaren concede to F1 'reality check' after painful setbacks
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Russell on still believing he can win 2026 title
George Russell says Kimi Antonelli’s 68-point lead is not too big and he still believes he can win the 2026 Formula 1 title, despite his Mercedes team-mate winning the past five grands prix. Russell said: "No, it's not [too big a point deficit to overcome]. You look at Verstappen last year - but I need to get myself out. I don't know how we keep ending up in the same position. Things I need to improve for sure. But I know on clean weekends what I can do and it's just unfortunate. I still very much believe in myself and know what I can do. I think we're not even 30% of the way through, but there's a lot of points down the drain."
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