Mercedes mistakes show Red Bull it needs to keep up pressure

Max Verstappen’s victory in Monte Carlo, with Lewis Hamilton coming home seventh, has blown open the championship battle with the Dutchman moving to the top of the standings.
And on a weekend where Red Bull got everything right, Mercedes had a more troubled time.
Hamilton got stuck in traffic behind Pierre Gasly, and a failed undercut strategy allowed both Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Perez …Keep reading
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Former FIA president Max Mosley dies aged 81

The Briton was FIA president from 1993 to 2009, having previously carved out a successful career as a barrister, amateur racing driver and founder and co-owner of March Engineering.
Mosley was born in 1940, the son of fascist politician Sir Oswald Mosley and Lady Diana Mosley, who was one of the famous Mitford sisters.
After training as a lawyer, Mosley was an amateur racer in sportscars and …Keep reading
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Norris “made engineer nervous” using track limit allowances by lap seven in Monaco

A new rule introduced for the Monte Carlo weekend meant the FIA was fully enforcing track limits for the chicane after the tunnel.
Drivers would be shown a black-and-white warning flag after cutting the corner twice, while a third offence would likely result in a time penalty.
Norris managed to skip across the kerbs twice early on in the race, and that left him on the verge of a penalty for …Keep reading
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Autosport Podcast: Monaco GP Review

After pole-sitter Charles Leclerc failed to start due to a driveshaft issue on his Ferrari, Verstappen was able to control the race from the front and record his first Monaco win, capitalising on a difficult day for title rival Lewis Hamilton.
Traffic and strategy woes left Hamilton only seventh at the chequered flag, with further misery being piled on Mercedes as Valtteri Bottas failed to …Keep reading
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Ferrari: Leclerc’s driveshaft would have failed with new gearbox

Leclerc had qualified on pole position for the Monte Carlo event, but had faced an anxious wait to find out if he could start from the top spot amid concerns that he could need a replacement gearbox after a qualifying crash.
Final pre-race inspections confirmed that the gearbox was all good, but Leclerc suffered heartbreak during an installation lap when a left rear driveshaft hub broke on his …Keep reading
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Mercedes thought Hamilton’s Monaco strategy had “bigger potential”

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said on Saturday that the team would be willing to take risks with Hamilton’s strategy after he only qualified seventh.
Hamilton ran sixth in the opening stint after Charles Leclerc failed to start, and was brought into the pits at the end of Lap 29 to switch to the hard compound tyre.
The move aimed to give Hamilton the undercut on Pierre Gasly, but AlphaTauri …Keep reading
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How revitalised Vettel redeemed himself in Monaco

Having qualified eighth, Vettel crossed the line in fifth, both numbers marking his best performances of the season to date.
In the race, he was helped to the tune of two places by the non-start of Charles Leclerc and the retirement of Valtteri Bottas, but even seventh would have been a good reward.
Perhaps more important than the stats was the way he turned on the speed when he needed a …Keep reading
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