Verstappen on Monaco retirement after pre-start revs problem
Max Verstappen said an erratic revs problem before the start left his Red Bull bogging down when he released the clutch, forcing him to retire from the Monaco Grand Prix after initially failing to get off the grid. Max Verstappen said: "Yeah, formation lap [it] already felt a bit off, but then on the pre-start it was completely… normally you find your RPM target, but it was not going at all, it was just shooting up and down a lot, a bit weird. And then as soon as I dropped the clutch that was it, the engine bogged down completely and after that, the noise that I heard from the engine once I got some power back out of turn one was very bad so I immediately just lifted off and brought it home."
Max Verstappen explains Red Bull issue that forced ‘really annoying' F1 Monaco GP DNF
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Charles Leclerc said his brake problems were “not acceptable” after he crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix at the restart following a late Safety Car. Leclerc said: "I'm extremely disappointed, sad, angry – a mixture of negative emotions. I don't know how much I can go into the details, but… I don't think… I mean, it's just not acceptable. The issues I have faced with my brakes have been… it's not that it's difficult, it's that in this particular moment it's just impossible. I cannot do anything. The rear brakes were not working at all."
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Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari need more downforce as he targets a first win with the team after finishing second in the Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "I think for me it's really the car. The car is good, but we need more downforce ultimately... They truly deserve this and more, and I've just got to keep working harder to try to see if I can finally take that next step for them soon."
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Leclerc on brake failure before Monaco crash
Charles Leclerc said a brake failure left him effectively unable to stop his Ferrari before his crash at Antony Noghès during the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc said: "Out of the four brakes, I had three brakes not working. The front left was working well, the front right was half working, and the two rear brakes were not working at all."
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Antonelli on not wanting Monaco restart after late red flag
Kimi Antonelli said he “didn’t really want to restart” the Monaco Grand Prix after a late red flag wiped out his lead, as he was not relishing the threat of Lewis Hamilton at the standing start. Antonelli said: "To be fair, I wasn't super-keen on restarting; I didn't really want to restart, but once the notification came out, I just got my thoughts together and started to focus again. I looked at some data, and tried to refocus on restarting and trying to get the tyres in the right temperature."
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Verstappen on losing power at Monaco Grand Prix start
Max Verstappen said his Red Bull had no power when he dropped the clutch at the start of the Monaco Grand Prix, leaving him “praying” the rest of the field would avoid him as he tried to steer out of the way. Verstappen said: "Yeah, I mean, I had no power, right? So I was steering left with the friction of the wheels at that speed. I was just praying that everyone would go right, but everyone luckily reacted very well."
‘Praying everyone would go right' – Verstappen reveals Monaco start failure
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Isack Hadjar podium under threat from FIA investigation in Monaco
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Kimi and Lewis are now 1st and 2nd in the championship standings 🤝
The only drivers to have completed every lap so far this season 📈
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Hamilton (41) shares the podium with Kimi Antonelli (19) and Isack Hadjar (21), who have a combined age of 40 😅
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Lewis was caught checking Kimi's car 🫣
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Daniel Valente 🏎️
@F1GuyDan
😳 INSANE - Kimi Antonelli has led almost as many laps this season as Lando Norris has completed.
Antonelli - 242 laps led
Norris - 249 laps completed
Norris has completed the fewest laps out of all drivers on the grid. Oscar Piastri is tied for second fewest (254).
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Monaco Grand Prix result: Kimi Antonelli wins chaotic race from Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Antonelli wins the Monaco Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic ending that featured two safety cars and a red flag.
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🤯 These two drivers now have as many podiums combined this season as the entire rest of the grid
Kimi Antonelli & Lewis Hamilton: 9
Rest of the grid combined: 9
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Kimi Antonelli has now won as many consecutive F1 races as Lewis Hamilton 😳
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Lewis to Kimi in the cooldown room: "That's a lot of wins, buddy." 🥹❤️
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🔴 Post-race interviews
⚪️ Kimi Antonelli: "It's been an incredible weekend, an incredible race. It was one of those days we had incredible pace. It was all so natural. The car was feeling incredible and giving me the confidence to push. It was a very enjoyable day. "The job isn't finished. It's still a long season. We have to keep pushing and raising the bar. The goal is to keep performing like this. The team has done an incredible job. They have given us an incredible car. I've got so much support from the team and my family, it's a really good moment." 🔴 Lewis Hamilton: “I have to start by congratulating Kimi and to the Mercedes team, my old family, they've done it again, they’ve created an amazing car. On our side, I think we’ve been progressing over the past months, and can’t quite keep up with them just yet, and it’s probably going to take a lot of work for us to get to their level. “But to get another second place is such a great feeling, especially in Monaco under the trickiest conditions – it was the hardest conditions out there! I’ll definitely take it.” 🔵 Isack Hadjar: "We got off to a clean start. We were managing the race and within the first 10 to 15 laps I had massive driveability issues. If there's one track you don't want that, it's here. It was incredibly challenging having to cover 60 laps like that. "Even towards the end I was still lacking power on the restart. I never had to send it that much in the corners. An outstanding weekend considering how it started [with the crash] in first practice. I had no confidence to get back up, but we did it."
Five quick takeaways from F1's Monaco Grand Prix
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KIMI MAKES IT 5 IN A ROW! 🖐️
He now leads the world championship by 68 points 📈
#MonacoGP #LiquiMoly
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Kimi Antonelli is now the youngest driver in F1 history to record a Grand Slam!
Pole ⏱️
Led every lap 🏁
Fastest lap ⚡️
Win 🏆
Another record broken.
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It took Kimi Antonelli only 84 days to match Lewis Hamilton’s longest career winning streak 🤯
Antonelli: 5 straight wins (2026)
Hamilton: 5 straight wins (2014, 2020)
You are witnessing a special talent.
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Lewis Hamilton draws level with Ayrton Senna for the most podiums at the #MonacoGP 🤝🇲🇨
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Updated Standings
Drivers' Standings 1) Kimi Antonelli - 156 2) Lewis Hamilton - 90 3) George Russell - 88 4) Charles Leclerc - 75 5) Oscar Piastri - 60 6) Lando Norris - 58 7) Max Verstappen - 43 8) Isack Hadjar - 29 9) Liam Lawson - 26 10) Pierre Gasly - 26 11) Oliver Bearman - 18 12) Franco Colapinto - 15 13) Arvid Lindblad - 13 14) Carlos Sainz Jnr - 6 15) Alexander Albon - 5 16) Nico Hulkenberg - 2 17) Gabriel Bortoleto - 2 18) Esteban Ocon - 2 19) Sergio Perez - 0 20) Fernando Alonso - 0 21) Valtteri Bottas - 0 22) Lance Stroll - 0 Constructors' Standings 1) Mercedes - 244 2) Ferrari - 165 3) McLaren - 118 4) Red Bull - 72 5) Alpine - 41 6) Racing Bulls - 39 7) Haas - 20 8) Williams - 11 9) Audi - 4 10) Cadillac - 0 11) Aston Martin - 0
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2026 F1 championship standings after Monaco Grand Prix
⏱️ Race Result
P1) Kimi Antonelli P2) Lewis Hamilton: +6.271 P3) Isack Hadjar: +23.394 P4) Oscar Piastri: +24.261 P5) Liam Lawson: +26.553 P6) Arvid Lindblad: +29.010 P7) Pierre Gasly: +30.369 P8) Alexander Albon: +33.413 P9) Esteban Ocon: +37.140 P10) Sergio Perez: +39.153 P11) Fernando Alonso: +41.899 P12) Gabriel Bortoleto: +42.748 P13) George Russell: +43.353 P14) Nico Hülkenberg: +44.102 P15) Franco Colapinto: +48.964 DNF) Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc Lance Stroll Lando Norris Oliver Bearman Valtteri Bottas Max Verstappen
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Monaco GP red-flagged after Turn 19 crashes
The Monaco Grand Prix has been red-flagged with 10 laps to go after two separate crashes at the final corner prompted the FIA to suspend the race to inspect a suspected “track break-up at Turn 19”. Lance Stroll crashed from 16th to trigger an initial safety car, before Charles Leclerc hit the wall at the same spot while running third on the restart. Kimi Antonelli was leading for Mercedes at the stoppage from Lewis Hamilton and Isack Hadjar, with George Russell fourth.
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Verstappen on painful Monaco retirement after strong Red Bull weekend
Max Verstappen said his early retirement from the Monaco Grand Prix was “even more painful” because Red Bull had been in position for a strong result before his car failed to get off the line at the start and he retired at the end of the first lap. Verstappen said: "After such a nice weekend for us, you'd at least hope to be on the podium. We of course then retired basically straight away. It's painful for everyone. There's also no need to be super upset because I think everyone is already really disappointed about it... I really felt good this whole weekend, and now to basically come away with zero points is probably even more painful."
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