Lewis Hamilton’s team radio transcript from the Monaco Grand Prix reveals why he was mystified by a strategy which cost him two places and the championship.
2021 Monaco Grand Prix articles archive
Perez sees Austrian double-header as valuable chance to master his RB16B
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onSergio 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.
No fun to be had in Monaco Grand Prix even if you’re winning, says Hamilton
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he wouldn’t have enjoyed a “boring” Monaco Grand Prix even if he’d finished higher than seventh.
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.
2021 Monaco Grand Prix Star Performers
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel, Lando Norris and Antonio Giovinazzi were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Monaco Grand Prix. Here’s why.
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
Verstappen leads a championship for the first time since his karting years
2021 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen took the lead of the world championship last weekend – the first time he has led any series since graduating from go-karts.
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.
Paddock Diary: Monaco Grand Prix part two
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onIn the Monaco paddock Dieter Rencken caught up with Felipe Massa, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Mattia Binotto – though the Ferrari team principal endured a race to forget.
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?
“Actions speak louder than words”: Verstappen reminds Hamilton he has little to prove in title fight
2021 Monaco Grand Prix review
Posted onA superbly controlled drive by Max Verstappen to win in Monaco and take the championship lead was the perfect riposte to Lewis Hamilton’s jibe earlier in the week.
Vote for your 2021 Monaco Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.