As Formula 1 heads to Monaco this weekend, there is a real threat that the 68th edition of the world championship Monaco Grand Prix could also be the last. The contract for Monaco expired last year, but an emergency one-year extension was agreed, which is the reason that Monaco is on the calendar this season too.
MoreUp until lap 27 of the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc had dominated the entire weekend. The Monegasque driver was in imperious form across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. His sudden engine failure though at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has thrown his entire championship into turmoil. Max Verstappen’s victory in Spain means for the
MoreMax Verstappen does not believe that the Miami Grand Prix can ever act a replacement for Monaco, and neither can anywhere else due to the uniqueness of the Principality. Formula 1 first visited Monaco before its world championship days back in 1929, with William Grover-Williams claiming victory for Bugatti. 21 years and one world war
MoreKimi Raikkonen will make his Formula 1 return next week ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, however, he won’t be behind the wheel of an F1 car. The Finnish driver, who retired at the end of last season, is taking part in the ‘Star Team for the Children’ association charity football match. The 2007 World
MoreA brake failure put an early end to Charles Leclerc’s day while he was lapping the Monaco Grand Prix Circuit in Niki Lauda’s 1974 Ferrari. Last weekend saw the 25th running of the Monaco Grand Prix Historique, with Stuart Hall claiming victory in the 1973 McLaren M23 in the race that covered the 1973-1976 era of
MoreFerrari driver Charles Leclerc has advised Formula 1 not to consider ditching the Monaco Grand Prix amid intense speculation around its future on the calendar. From next season, there will be three races held in the United States when Vegas is re-introduced to the calendar, and this is part of the sport’s ambitious growth plans.
MorePierre Gasly has said he would be mortified to see the Monaco Grand Prix fall off the calendar, describing the race as an “iconic” event. Monaco has hosted 69 championship grand prix in its illustrious history within the pinnacle of motorsport, and it has on eight occasions been won by a Frenchman – the closest
MoreMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has suggested that some adaptations need to be made to the Monaco circuit in order to adapt to modern Formula 1 cars. In the last week, F1 has confirmed a return to Vegas for the first time in over 40 years in 2023, meaning that there will be six street
MoreFormula 1 announced on Thursday that it would be racing in Las Vegas in 2023, meaning that the United States will have three races on the calendar from next year. F1 held two championship races in Vegas in the early 1980s around Caesars Palace, with Alan Jones and Michele Alboreto claiming the wins in 1981
MoreFormula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali would like to open a dialogue with reigning world champion Max Verstappen about Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, admitting there are things that need to be “redefined.” Drive to Survive first graced our screens in 2019 when it covered the 2018 season from the perspective of eight of the ten
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