Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day Is the shortest, tightest track on the Formula 1 calendar the right fit for its new rules? Watching practice today is the most I’ve enjoyed watching F1 all year because it’s the first time we’re seeing all the positive changes made for this … Read more

Andrea Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time of the weekend so far as teams prepared for qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Antonelli outpaced the Ferrari drivers in a session that was interrupted by a heavy crash for Haas driver Oliver Bearman. Charles Leclerc finished second for … Read more

Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed provisional pole for the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes, edging out Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in a tight qualifying session. Row 1 1. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’12.051Mercedes W17 2. (3) Max Verstappen 1’12.094Red Bull-Red Bull-Ford RB22 Row 2 3. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’12.279Ferrari SF-26 4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’12.351Ferrari … Read more

Andrea Kimi Antonelli stole pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix from Max Verstappen with a decisive final lap. The two Ferraris will start from the second row, while George Russell struggled to sixth in his Mercedes. Q1 Charles Leclerc set the early pace in Q1, improving to a 1’13.293. Antonelli sat briefly behind him … Read more

Photos from qualifying day at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter andgo ad-free Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Monaco, 2026 Esteban Ocon, Haas, Monaco, 2026 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Monaco, 2026 Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Monaco, 2026 Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Monaco, 2026 Carlos Sainz Jnr, Williams, Monaco, 2026 Lance … Read more

Audi has received an official warning after the stewards ruled that Nico Hulkenberg was driving excessively slowly during qualifying. The decision followed an incident in which Charles Leclerc caught Hulkenberg’s slow-moving Audi in the tunnel at the Monte-Carlo circuit. Stewards determined Hulkenberg’s race engineer gave him incorrect information about traffic behind him. “Car 16 [Leclerc] … Read more

Charles Leclerc said he was “very disappointed” to qualify fourth on the grid for his home race after struggling with his car’s brakes. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Ferrari driver took fourth on the grid, three-tenths of a second slower than pole-winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli. He will share the second row … Read more

George Russell said he is “bamboozled” by a sudden downturn in form after qualifying well behind his team mate in Monaco. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free While Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position, Russell was nearly four tenths slower in his Mercedes and will start sixth. “I don’t really know,” Russell told … Read more

Lewis Hamilton described Formula 1’s latest generation of cars as among the least enjoyable he has driven at Monaco. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Hamilton, who is now in his 20th season in F1, was asked by the FIA press conference moderator how much he enjoyed driving the 2026 car around Monte‑Carlo. … Read more

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