In the round-up: F1 will fix Monaco red flag loophole • Red Bull re-signed Perez for “stability” • Ocon and Tsunoda’s cars pass extra checks
2024 Monaco Grand Prix articles archive
Magnussen ‘could have backed off but didn’t’ in Monaco crash, says team boss
Formula 1
Posted onKevin Magnussen’s team principal Ayao Komatsu says they discussed his role in the Monaco Grand Prix crash which eliminated both their cars on the first lap.
Ocon defends his driving after ‘hurtful abuse’ over Monaco GP crash with Gasly
Formula 1
Posted onEsteban Ocon defended his driving after being criticised for colliding with Pierre Gasly in Monaco, saying “there is no reward with risk” in F1.
How the midfield’s hottest team mate rivalry boiled over
News Focus
Posted onEsteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly looked on a collision course long before they tangled on the first lap last weekend.
“He’s really dangerous”: Unheard driver radio from F1’s slow show in Monaco
Formula 1
Posted onRevealing unheard radio exchanges from the Monaco Grand Prix including Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon and more.
Mercedes admit error in failing to warn Hamilton out-lap was “critical”
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes admit they made a mistake by failing to warn Lewis Hamilton to increase his pace to prevent Max Verstappen gaining an advantage during the Monaco Grand Prix.
Verstappen wants to tackle Le Mans once they ‘sort out Balance of Performance’
WEC
Posted onLe Mans needs to “sort out” its controversial Balance of Performance regulations before Max Verstappen will consider racing there.
Hamilton proposed giving new front wing to Russell in Monaco – Mercedes
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton suggested allowing his team mate to run the only example of their new front wing design at the Monaco Grand Prix, according to Mercedes.
Verstappen’s frustrated engineer slated Mercedes’ strategy as “madness”
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen and his race engineer voiced their disapproval of Mercedes’ Monaco Grand Prix tactics during the race.
Perez’s Monaco crash damage will cost Red Bull up to £2.5 million – Marko
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull face a bill of up to €3 million (£2.5m) for the damage caused in Sergio Perez’s Monaco Grand Prix crash.
F1 stewards again appear reluctant to trigger a race ban
Formula 1
Posted onKevin Magnussen isn’t the first Formula 1 driver to avoid what seemed a likely penalty at a time when he is in serious danger of incurring a race ban.
Lawson’s hopes of return dwindle as RB are “very happy with both drivers”
Formula 1
Posted onLiam Lawson’s hoped of making a full-time return to Formula 1 appear to be fading as RB indicated they are satisfied with their current driver line-up.
Leclerc’s home win stopped him matching one of F1’s least-wanted records
2024 Monaco GP stats and facts
Posted onCharles Leclerc’s Monaco Grand Prix win meant he avoided equalling the record for most consecutive starts from pole position without winning a race.
F1 flatters itself by imagining Monaco is its only frequently dull race
Comment
Posted onThe Monaco Grand Prix doesn’t need special rules to improve its racing – Formula 1 must look at the big picture.
Verstappen’s qualifying error shows Red Bull feeling pressure from Ferrari – Sainz
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says Red Bull’s days of domination are over and Ferrari are putting pressure on them in the championship.
2024 Monaco Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
Formula 1
Posted onAfter an uneventful race, there was not much to separate most of the F1 drivers. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Did any driver deserve a penalty for race-stopping Monaco GP crash?
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez was unhappy the stewards didn’t investigate his first lap crash with Kevin Magnussen. Was any driver to blame?
Damage from “very small” Sainz contact initially cost up to 0.5s per lap – McLaren
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren believe the damage Carlos Sainz Jnr did to Oscar Piastri’s car would have cost him half a second per lap had they not been able to repair it.
Why Formula 1 drivers were “slower than Formula 2” at times in Monaco
2024 Monaco GP interactive data
Posted onSix pit stops, no changes of position in the top 10 and lap times “slower than Formula 2” made for a strange Monaco Grand Prix.
The details revealed by fans’ videos of Perez and Magnussen’s Monaco GP crash
Formula 1
Posted onAmateur footage from the opening lap of the Monaco Grand Prix reveals more about the frightening crash the triggered the red flag stoppage.