Sergio Perez expects the addition of an extra race at the Red Bull Ring this year will help him make valuable progress in adjusting to his new car.
2021 monaco grand prix reaction articles archive
Mercedes explain Bottas’ Monaco pit stop failure
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have explained a slight misalignment between wheel gun and wheel nut caused the machining effect that made it impossible to remove Valtteri Bottas’ wheel.
F1 will consider adopting “intelligent” IndyCar rule in wake of Leclerc crash
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 race director Michael Masi says an IndyCar-style rule penalising drivers for disrupting qualifying sessions could be introduced to the world championship.
Leclerc fears he missed “one-off” chance for 2021 win in Monaco
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc suspects the Monaco Grand Prix may have been Ferrari’s only chance to fight for a win in 2021.
Ricciardo wants to avoid “paralysis over analysis” after poor Monaco GP
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo said he needs to take a few days to come to terms with a poor Monaco Grand Prix performance in which he was lapped by his team mate.
Raikkonen and Latifi go thirsty in Monaco GP after cockpit errors
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Raikkonen and Latifi go thirsty in Monaco GP after cockpit errors • Ricciardo’s style doesn’t suit McLaren – Seidl • FRE cuts race by half after it finishes
Ferrari’s investigation reveals Leclerc’s crash did cause race-ending failure
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari have concluded Charles Leclerc’s retirement from the Monaco Grand Prix was caused by the damage he sustained in his crash during qualifying for the race.
Vettel left Gasly “two centimetres” in overtake TV viewers didn’t see
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel said he knew his overtake on Pierre Gasly through Beau Rivage would be close – but didn’t realise just how close they came.
Norris ‘pretty worried’ as confidence in car ebbed after pit stop
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says switching to hard tyres sapped his confidence in his McLaren during the Monaco Grand Prix.
Mercedes still unable to remove wheel from Bottas’ car
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes CEO Toto Wolff admitted he’d never previously seen anything like the wheel nut failure which ended Valtteri Bottas’ Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton: Mercedes’ Monaco struggle bodes well for other tracks
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his “bus”-like Mercedes was ill-suited to Monaco, but expects it to perform better at other tracks.
FIA certain of no foul play in Leclerc’s qualifying crash
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA stewards discussed whether Charles Leclerc’s crash at the end of qualifying might have been deliberate, but quickly concluded it wasn’t.
How did Ferrari overlook the fault which killed Leclerc’s home win hopes?
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari insist they did not take a “gamble” with Leclerc’s car, so how did they miss the fault which prevented him starting the Monaco Grand Prix?
Driveshaft on Leclerc’s car not checked after crash – Binotto
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMattia Binotto has said that the left drive shaft, which failed on Charles Leclerc’s car and prevented him starting the Monaco Grand Prix, was not checked after his qualifying crash.
Mercedes lacked tyre performance to get Hamilton ahead of Gasly – Wolff
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff said the team’s failure to solve their tyres woes at Monaco led to “not the prettiest of pictures” as they lost the lead in both championship fights.
Giovinazzi “mentally tired” after grabbing first point for Alfa Romeo
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onAntonio Giovinazzi says he was ‘mentally tired’ after 78 non-stop laps of the Monaco Grand Prix in which he secured Alfa Romeo’s first point of the season.
Verstappen feels “a bit of redemption” after first Monaco win
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says his first Monaco Grand Prix victory felt like redemption following his previous missed chances to win at the track.
Vital to capitalise on “rare off-day” for Mercedes – Horner
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner said it was vital they out-scored Mercedes on a sub-par weekend for the world champions in Monaco.
Hamilton says Mercedes under-performed all weekend after losing points lead
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton admitted Mercedes had not performed at the level they were capable of after finishing seventh in Monaco and losing the lead of the championship.
Second “doesn’t taste as good as it should” for Ferrari – Sainz
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says finishing second at Monaco “doesn’t taste as good as it should” after Charles Leclerc was unable to start the race.