A fan has been ridiculed on Twitter for positing a conspiracy theory about the FIA and Red Bull in the aftermath of the Monaco Grand Prix. During the race in Monte Carlo, Red Bull outplayed Ferrari on strategy, putting Sergio Perez in the lead of the race ahead of Carlos Sainz, while Max Verstappen was
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was left wondering why Williams were not punished when Nicholas Latifi held him up at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend. Sainz had an eventful Saturday in Monaco as the team earned a 25,000 euro fine for giving the Spaniard “grossly incorrect” messages as to how much clear air there was behind
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Former Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger has asked fans and pundits not to be too hard on Ferrari’s strategists after a tricky afternoon in Monaco last weekend. Charles Leclerc was leading the race in changing conditions having started on pole ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz, and the Red Bull pair of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen
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Double F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen affirms that no amount of technical improvements will cover over the “human factors” that cost Ferrari victory in Monaco last weekend. Ferrari have developed an unfortunate reputation for making strategic errors in recent years, and the errors popped again on Sunday when they appeared to panic in changing conditions.
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Formula 1 journalist Roberto Chinchero cannot fathom why the stewards turned down Ferrari’s protest at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend. Sergio Perez beat Carlos Sainz to victory, while third-placed Max Verstappen jumped Charles Leclerc after Red Bull outplayed Ferrari on strategy in changing conditions. As the pair came out of the pits though, they
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Italian journalist Giorgio Terruzzi has criticised Carlos Sainz for costing Charles Leclerc a place on the podium in Monaco. After a rain delay at the start of Sunday’s race, Leclerc led team-mate Sainz in the opening stages, with the Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen in behind. Red Bull took the decision to
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is perplexed by the FIA’s decision not to penalise Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez during the Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari were outplayed on strategy by Red Bull in changing conditions in Monaco last weekend, and Perez jumped both Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc for the lead, and the Monegasque ended
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Former W series driver and Sky Sports pundit Naomi Schiff believes that Red Bull have designated Max Verstappen as their championship contender despite Sergio Perez’s victory in Monaco. Perez out-qualified Verstappen for the second time this season in Monaco as he started the race third behind the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz,
MoreCharles Leclerc was furious following the Monaco Grand Prix, after the Monegasque finished the race in 4th place due to a strategic mistake by Ferrari. Leclerc was imperious all weekend, even dominating the race’s early stages. However, it soon all went downhill for the 24-year-old, after Ferrari put Leclerc and Carlos Sainz on different strategies.
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has insisted that the protest his team filed after the Monaco Grand Prix was simply a request for clarification of the rules, rather than a ploy to penalise Red Bull. Polesitter Charles Leclerc lost the lead of the race after a series of strategic errors by Ferrari, ultimately sending him
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