Wolff on Antonelli's pace after Monaco practice three
Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff said he was “very positively surprised” by Kimi Antonelli’s pace after the Italian topped third practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. Wolff said: "That was a good session for Kimi, fast. Now we just need to continue to build for qualifying. Leclerc's lap before he made a mistake in Turn 10 was there or thereabouts, so it's still not going to be a walk in the park but we are very positively surprised."
Toto Wolff "very positively surprised" by Kimi Antonelli's Monaco GP practice pace
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Verstappen on complicated starts and Ferraris behind in Monaco
Max Verstappen says Formula 1 starts have been “quite complicated” this season and he is wary of the Ferraris behind him after qualifying on the front row for the Monaco Grand Prix, second to Kimi Antonelli. Verstappen said: "And then tomorrow, let's see... These cars are quite complicated to start, so I have two cars behind me that start quite well, but we'll see."
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Russell on being off Antonelli's pace in Monaco qualifying
George Russell said he does not know why he was so far off the pace of Mercedes team-mate and title rival Kimi Antonelli after qualifying sixth for the Monaco Grand Prix, with Antonelli taking pole. Russell said: "I don't really know what's going on to be honest. It's clearly something with my driving that's not helping the car at the moment. But that was there at the start of the year as well. If I look at Melbourne and at least China until I have my issues, it was P1 every single session. The last three races have just been nowhere. So I don't have an answer for that."
George Russell bemused by pace deficit to F1 title rival Kimi Antonelli
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Leclerc on brake issues after Monaco qualifying
Charles Leclerc said he was “very disappointed” to qualify fourth on the grid for his home race, after struggling with his Ferrari’s brakes and describing another difficult weekend following similar problems in Canada. Leclerc said: "I'm very disappointed. It's been an incredibly tough weekend. It has been an incredibly tough two last weekends with quite a lot of issues on my side. I'm pretty confident we'll have a solution for next race. So far it's been very, very tricky. The fact that, on braking, I just don't really know where to brake getting to Q3 after [three practice sessions] makes it very tricky for me."
Leclerc “very disappointed” with fourth on grid after “two incredibly tough weekends”
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Hamilton on Ferrari feeling drastically different in Monaco qualifying
Lewis Hamilton said his Ferrari felt “drastically different” in qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix compared with practice, despite the team “barely” changing anything, after taking third on the grid. Hamilton said: "Tough for us, I think we were looking so strong in Practice and we barely changed anything but the car was drastically different once we got to Qualifying for some reason, so we have to take a deep dive into that. I gave it absolutely everything and was as close to the barriers as I could be."
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Williams is still the only team where Carlos Sainz hasn't made Q3 in Monaco for
Williams ❌ (0/2)
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🚨 For the first time ever, Charles Leclerc made it to Q3 in Monaco and was outqualified by his teammate.
That was done by none other than Sir Lewis Hamilton.
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🚨 Kimi Antonelli just became ..
• Youngest polesitter in Monaco’s history
• First Mercedes polesitter in Monaco since 2019
• 2nd Italian polesitter in Monaco’s history
75+ years of Monaco & a teenager just went fastest here. We’re watching a generational talent.
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🚨 Fastest sectors in Monaco qualifying
S1 - Max Verstappen
S2 - Lewis Hamilton
S3 - Max Verstappen
Fastest driver - Kimi Antonelli
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🚨FASTEST SECTORS IN MONACO QUALY
Antonelli is P2 in all 3 sectors, but he's the one who took pole position
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Toto Wolff on the comparisons between Max Verstappen & Kimi Antonelli
“Max was very complimentary about Kimi straight from the get-go.”
“It needs one to know one.”
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Max and Lewis were asked if they had any advice for Kimi tomorrow 😅
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Posing as the top three in Monaco Qualifying! 😮💨
1. Antonelli 🇮🇹
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3. Hamilton 🇬🇧
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Bonnington on Antonelli's raw talent in early Mercedes testing
Mercedes race engineer Peter Bonnington said it was clear Kimi Antonelli had “raw talent” almost immediately when the Italian first tested the team’s TPC cars. Peter Bonnington said: "To be fair, it was before he actually started competing in the championship. When we had him in the TPC cars, it was quite evident that he had the talent straight away, you know. You have young drivers come along and it takes them a while to get up to speed. I think it probably took Kimi about four laps to start matching the high speed, and if you can match the high speed, you know that the kid's got some raw talent."
Peter Bonnington reveals moment Mercedes realised Kimi Antonelli's “raw talent”
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Antonelli on Monaco pole-position lap
Kimi Antonelli said his Monaco Grand Prix pole-position lap was a "magic lap" after edging Max Verstappen in a close qualifying battle at the Circuit de Monaco. Antonelli said: "It was one of those laps that we call a magic lap, you know? I was able to put it all together, and it was such a close qualifying session with Max. In the first run of Q3, there was just one thousandth between us, but I knew the last lap was good, and I was just hoping it would be enough. But yeah, it was very close, and I'm very happy with that."
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Four drivers summoned to stewards
Charles Leclerc, Nico Hulkenberg, Alex Albon and Arvid Lindblad have been summoned to the stewards after qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc is to be investigated as “another party” following an allegation of Hulkenberg “driving unnecessarily slowly during the tunnel”, contrary to race director Rui Marques’ pre-event notes, with the hearing set for 17:45 local time. Albon and Lindblad have also been summoned over a pit-lane incident that was not shown on the world feed, and will see the stewards at 18:00.
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🔴 Post-quali interviews
⚪️ Kimi Antonelli: “It was one of those laps that we call a magic lap. I was able to put it all together. It was such a close qualifying with Max. The first run of Q3 there was just one millisecond between us. “But I knew the last lap was good and I was just hoping that it would be enough. It was very close, and I'm very happy with that. Massive thanks to the team because yesterday we struggled a little bit and today we were able to improve massively." 🔵 Max Verstappen: "If you would have told me yesterday to be on the front row, I would have definitely taken it. This morning we had quite some difficulties with the car so heading into qualifying and being up there was extremely positive. So overall, of course, extremely happy with how qualifying went, how all the laps went even though you have to deal with all the traffic - and also the walls. "But I'm happy to be on the front row and then, tomorrow, let's see in the start. I have two cars behind me that start quite well but we'll see." 🔴 Lewis Hamilton: “It was tough for us. We were looking so strong in practice, and we barely changed anything, but the car was drastically different once we got to qualifying for some reason, so we have to take a deep dive into that. “I gave it absolutely everything. I was as close to the barriers as I could be. I think it is definitely very close between us all. I thought we almost maybe nearly had it, and then Max put in a good time and then Kimi. I think it’s great to see how close all the cars are. I think we lost something going into today, and that’s what we need to try to figure out.”
⏱️ Qualifying Results
P1) Kimi Antonelli P2) Max Verstappen: +0.043 P3) Lewis Hamilton: +0.228 P4) Charles Leclerc: +0.300 P5) Isack Hadjar: +0.383 P6) George Russell: +0.394 P7) Oscar Piastri: +0.573 P8) Lando Norris: +0.714 P9) Pierre Gasly: +1.175 P10) Liam Lawson: +1.361 Knocked Out (Q2) P11) Alexander Albon P12) Carlos Sainz P13) Nico Hülkenberg P14) Franco Colapinto P15) Arvid Lindblad P16) Gabriel Bortoleto Knocked Out (Q1) P17) Esteban Ocon P18) Sergio Perez P19) Oliver Bearman P20) Valtteri Bottas P21) Fernando Alonso P22) Lance Stroll
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Ferrari and Audi raise 2027 PU concerns
Ferrari and Audi have raised concerns over the proposed change to F1’s 2027 power-unit rules that would shift the current 50/50 split between internal combustion and electric power to 60/40 in favour of the ICE, despite the FIA saying it was “agreed in principle”. During manufacturer meetings over the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, Ferrari’s worries were said to centre on how the Additional Development and Upgrades Opportunities (ADUO) framework would apply, while Audi is reportedly pushing for a slower change – a smaller shift in 2027 before moving fully to 60/40 in 2028 – mainly on cost and feasibility grounds. A formal decision is due at the next PUAC meeting on June 14.
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Sainz on Williams response to disappointing 2026 form
Carlos Sainz says Williams’ response to its disappointing 2026 form has helped him regain faith in the team’s long-term project. Sainz said: "Thanks to the shock of that bump, James and his team put [in place] a very strong action to correct them, to erase them from the system. That made me recover a lot of faith and belief in the project."
"Did it test my faith? For sure" - How Carlos Sainz is responding to Williams' 2026 slump
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Alonso on current F1 cars at Monaco
Fernando Alonso says the current generation of Formula 1 cars is “probably the worst” he has driven around Monaco. Alonso said: "This is probably the worst generation of cars I ever drove in Monaco."
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Piastri on lacking great ideas after difficult Monaco Friday
Oscar Piastri says he does not have any “great ideas” on how to improve his McLaren for Saturday at the Monaco Grand Prix after a difficult Friday in which he was eighth in first practice and seventh in second practice. Piastri said: "Not massively. I think in today's F1, there's never anything you can do to turn the car completely upside down, so we'll try and find something for sure, because we need to. But yeah, I don't have any great ideas."
‘No great ideas' - McLaren faces tough Monaco GP rebound
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Vasseur on managing traffic in Monaco qualifying
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says managing traffic to deliver a proper out lap and a clean push lap will be the key to qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix. Vasseur said: "I think it will be the key for tomorrow, to be able to do a proper out lap, to arrive in the right window, and to do a clean lap. It will be a challenge and I was not expecting that it would be an easy life."
Ferrari boss reveals “key” to Monaco F1 qualifying after Friday dominance
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De la Rosa on Aston Martin's Monaco downshift problem
Aston Martin ambassador and Formula 1 representative Pedro de la Rosa said an unresolved downshift-related problem left the team with a “very, very unpredictable” car for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll during practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. De la Rosa said: "The reality is that the conditions were difficult and we found a very, very unpredictable car today, although we have done our best in trying to give them the most predictable of the cars, the downshifts. There's still a lot of work to be done tonight. Tomorrow is Saturday, free practice is for improving and understanding the biggest issues, but definitely we need to make a step forward tomorrow."
Aston Martin admits to ‘unpredictable' Monaco car amid ongoing F1 anomaly
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Leclerc on Ferrari simulator working well for him
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari’s simulator has been “working very well” for him and he will keep using it, after team-mate Lewis Hamilton raised doubts about how well it reflects the car’s behaviour on track. Leclerc said: "At the end, I think we all have our preferences. For me, the simulator has been working very well. This is what I've done since arriving in Formula 1. I'm not going to change that because it's been a very powerful tool for me in the past. Also, very often we do changes on the car based on what we try on the simulator back at home, so it's part of the developing process of the car. Yeah, it works for me, so I'll keep going there."
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