Antonelli youngest-ever grand slam at Monaco
Andrea Kimi Antonelli cemented his status as F1’s dominant force at Monaco, becoming the youngest driver ever to achieve a grand slam — winning from pole position, setting the fastest lap, and leading every single lap of the race. The Mercedes teenager was 19 years and 286 days old, nearly four years younger than Max Verstappen’s previous record. It was his fifth consecutive victory, matching the select group of just nine drivers in F1 history to win five in a row. The race itself lasted two hours, 23 minutes and 31 seconds — the longest Monaco Grand Prix since 1972.
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Hadjar and Racing Bulls deliver best result in years for Red Bull family
Isack Hadjar claimed third place at Monaco for Red Bull, delivering the team’s first podium not taken by Max Verstappen in over two years — the last having been Sergio Perez in Shanghai 2024. Teammate outfit Racing Bulls compounded a remarkable weekend for the Red Bull family, finishing fifth and sixth with Liam Lawson and rookie Arvid Lindblad. That result was the best in the team’s history under its current Racing Bulls identity, and the best under any name since Abu Dhabi 2021. Lawson and Lindblad’s performance reinforced the junior team’s growing status as genuine midfield contenders in the 2026 season.
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FIA to hear Alpine’s Gasly penalty review by video conference Thursday
Alpine will have their request for a Right of Review heard by the FIA on Thursday, June 11, following two controversial pit lane speed limit penalties handed to Pierre Gasly at Monaco. The first infringement saw Gasly exceed the 60 km/h limit by just 0.1 kph; the second by 0.4 kph. Alpine argue the team warned Gasly before each pit entry, and that no other driver received two such penalties despite five being penalised in total. The hearing will be conducted by video conference. If Alpine’s challenge succeeds, Gasly’s Monaco finish could be upgraded from seventh place to third.
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Mercedes explains how Russell’s Monaco penalty became a double disaster
Mercedes technical director Andrew Shovlin has explained how George Russell’s Monaco Grand Prix unravelled into a costly double mistake. Russell pulled into the pit box during a safety car period despite being radioed to stay out, apparently seeing tyres being prepared — standard safety car procedure — and assuming a stop was planned. Because mechanics were not expecting him, they were unready to serve a penalty simultaneously. Shovlin also admitted the team does not fully understand why the 0.1 kph speed limit violation was triggered. The situation was further complicated by Antonelli having just lapped Russell, requiring both cars to be managed at once.
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Hamilton at highest championship position since 2021 after Monaco podium
Lewis Hamilton’s second place at Monaco elevated him to second in the 2026 drivers’ championship — his highest standing since the closing rounds of 2021, when he narrowly and controversially missed out on an eighth world title. The Ferrari driver now sits 66 points behind championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli with 16 races remaining. Hamilton, 40, described the result as part of a process of proving himself in the new regulations. “I’m in a period where I’m having to remind people of who I am,” he said, crediting team principal Fred Vasseur for delivering car improvements he had been requesting.
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Fornaroli and Browning set for FP1 debuts at Barcelona this weekend
Two rookie drivers will make their Formula 1 free practice debuts at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend under the 2026 regulations requiring each team to field an academy driver for at least four FP1 sessions per season. McLaren will run Andrea Fornaroli in place of Lando Norris during Friday’s opening practice at Barcelona, while Williams gives Luke Browning a dual opportunity — replacing Alexander Albon in Spain and then Carlos Sainz at the Austrian Grand Prix. Fornaroli is a McLaren junior driver; Browning is part of the Williams programme. The Barcelona-Catalunya circuit hosts round seven of the championship this Friday through Sunday.
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Norris title defence all but over as deficit reaches 98 points
Lando Norris all but conceded his world championship defence after Monaco, with the McLaren driver now 98 points adrift of leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli with just six races completed. The reigning 2025 world champion admitted his title hopes now look “extremely forlorn,” having already fallen nearly 100 points behind after Antonelli’s record-breaking run of five consecutive victories. While 424 points remain available across the final 16 rounds, Norris would need an almost total collapse from the championship leader combined with a near-perfect run of results. The scale of the task led even Norris himself to publicly acknowledge his defence is effectively over.
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Albon equals Mansell’s record for Williams race starts — outright record beckons
Alexander Albon’s eighth-place finish at Monaco brought him level with Nigel Mansell as the driver to have made the most race starts for Williams — both having started exactly 95 Grands Prix in Williams colours. The Thai-British driver is poised to break that record outright at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, a milestone that arrives as Albon continues to perform strongly in a difficult season for the Grove squad. His Monaco result was also the best individual finish of his 2026 campaign. Williams sit eighth in the constructors’ standings, but Albon’s consistency has provided one of the team’s rare highlights this season.
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Drivers' Championship — After Monaco
1. A.K. Antonelli — 156 pts
2. L. Hamilton — 90 pts
3. G. Russell — 88 pts
4. C. Leclerc — 75 pts
5. O. Piastri — 60 pts
6. L. Norris — 58 pts
7. M. Verstappen — 43 pts
8. I. Hadjar — 29 pts
9. L. Lawson — 26 pts
10. P. Gasly — 26 pts
11. O. Bearman — 18 pts
12. F. Colapinto — 15 pts
13. A. Lindblad — 13 pts
14. C. Sainz — 6 pts
15. A. Albon — 5 pts
16. E. Ocon — 3 pts
17. G. Bortoleto — 2 pts
18. F. Alonso — 1 pts
19. N. Hülkenberg — 0 pts
20. V. Bottas — 0 pts
21. S. Pérez — 0 pts
22. L. Stroll — 0 pts
Constructors' Championship
1. Mercedes — 244 pts
2. Ferrari — 165 pts
3. McLaren — 118 pts
4. Red Bull — 72 pts
5. Alpine — 41 pts
6. Racing Bulls — 39 pts
7. Haas — 21 pts
8. Williams — 11 pts
9. Audi — 2 pts
10. Aston Martin — 1 pts
11. Cadillac — 0 pts
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