Gasly “disappointed and confused” by Alpine F1 Monaco GP pit call

Having started from seventh on the grid on the hard tyres Gasly rose up the order as others pitted, and by lap 44 he was in third place.
Up and down the pitlane drivers were being told that rain was expected but rather than have Gasly wait for a possible opportunity to switch straight to intermediates, the team called him in for medium tyres just a few laps before the rain hit.
He was thus …Keep reading

10 things we learned at the 2023 F1 Monaco Grand Prix

Red Bull maintained its perfect victory sweep at the start of the 2023 season, with Max Verstappen’s commanding victory in last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.
But, as ever, there was plenty more to the overall event story – with Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin taking to the stage even more centrally than usual this season and Sergio Perez having an awful weekend that may have already blown …Keep reading

Ferrari apologised to Leclerc for Monaco F1 qualifying miscommunication

Leclerc was penalised for impeding Lando Norris in the tunnel in Q3 after his team failed to warn him early enough about the fast-approaching McLaren driver.
The penalty dropped Leclerc from third on the grid to sixth, making his life much harder for Sunday’s race, in which he eventually finished in the same position.
Leclerc, who has regularly had bad luck in Monaco, tried to be positive …Keep reading

Ocon: Alpine must ‘keep feet on the ground’ after Monaco F1 podium

Ocon was fourth fastest in qualifying in the principality, lapping 0.188s shy of polesitter Max Verstappen. He then inherited a place when Charles Leclerc was penalised for blocking Lando Norris.
In the race, 2021 Hungarian GP winner Ocon held on against Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton during a rain-hit final stint to score his first podium of the season aboard the upgraded A523 machine …Keep reading