After taking pole last year with the fastest lap ever recorded at Monaco, Lando Norris suggested his record would be hard to beat. This year’s qualifying confirmed those expectations: new regulations have slowed times significantly, producing the slowest Monaco Grand Prix pole position since 2017. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Andrea Kimi … Read more

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Formula 1’s decision to strictly limit energy deployment in Monaco to curb top speeds drew criticism from @Esmiz: Of all the things in the new rules, this seems to me the most ridiculous and degrading. … Read more

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day McLaren’s latest one-off livery left many fans underwhelmed: It’s pretty boring isn’t it. Lacks that 1000-race special livery (feel). I can’t believe the best they could come up with was black and papaya. @Homerlovesbeer Social media and links Formula 1 Commission Meeting 02.06.26 … Read more

Charles Leclerc will remain with Ferrari after the team confirmed a new contract with the Monegasque driver. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Ferrari announced the deal ahead of Leclerc’s home race in Monaco this weekend. Leclerc joined Ferrari from Sauber in 2019, having previously served as a Ferrari development driver, and has … Read more

Formula 1 has introduced a mix of long-term and one-off rule changes for the Monaco Grand Prix. The aim is to address safety and competition concerns, but the question remains: can these adjustments make overtaking — historically rare around the principality — any more likely? Below are the key talking points for this weekend’s race. … Read more

Aston Martin has become the second team to unveil a special livery for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. The team says the new look “features a colour-shifting, iridescent finish created using a specialist wrap material.” The AMR26s are designed to visibly change colour as they run the Monaco circuit this weekend. Drivers Fernando Alonso and … Read more

The FIA has confirmed the specific power restrictions that will be applied to Formula 1 cars for the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend. The Monaco street circuit is the shortest and slowest venue on the calendar. To adapt F1’s new power units to the characteristics of the track, the FIA has introduced power unit limits … Read more

Formula 1 returns to Monaco this weekend for one of the sport’s most iconic and historic races. The tight street circuit in the principality always produces a unique spectacle and attracts a full supporting program, with both Formula 2 and Formula 3 on the bill. Below are the session times and UK broadcast details for … Read more

McLaren will celebrate its 1,000th Formula 1 start at the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, unveiling a special livery for the MCL40. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will run distinctive graphics on their cars to mark the milestone at both the Monaco and Spanish Grands Prix. McLaren … Read more

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day This week’s poll asks whether Formula 1 has become “too artificial”. For Dan, artificiality is nothing new and not necessarily a problem: From as far back as I can remember watching F1, there has always been a degree of artificiality. When I was … Read more