Not much action down there - but what's this? I think the chassis is fantastic at the moment. Err. So we don’t mind if Red Bull are quick here, because hopefully we have the upper hand at places like Barcelona; there’s more tracks like Barcelona, medium-speed circuits, so we’ll try and capitalise on those ones.

“I finally feel like the redemption has arrived. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Mercedes expressed annoyance, though, with the naming of James Allison, their technical director, as the figure who triggered an investigation into Ferrari’s engines for a potentially illegal power boost. A relief for the Scuderia. Today, those roles are reversed. But the polesitter in Monaco hasn't won the Grand Prix since 2014, when Nico Rosberg - a three-time winner around here - won from the front grid slot in his Mercedes. "I got it buddy," says Daniel Ricciardo. The 2018 Monaco Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2018) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 27 May 2018 at the Circuit de Monaco, a street circuit that runs through the Principality of Monaco.It was the 6th round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, the 76th time the Monaco Grand Prix had been held, and the 65th time it had been a … By Matthew Mayer.

One of my roles is to protect my people, and if they are named it is disturbing.”"He drove an unbelievable race this weekend. The top six finished as they started...without a great deal of action between them. The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2014) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 May at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo.It was the sixth race of the 2014 Formula One World Championship and the 61st running of the event as part of the series. Find out more Vettel still not gaining any ground. Is he waiting to roll the dice? He took 0.6s from his lead in that lap and 0.4 in the first sector of the next lap. Redemption.

Full results from the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix. For all but 18 of 78 laps, Ricciardo was stricken by a serious power issue, scrambling desperately to escape the sight of Sebastian Vettel in his rear-view mirrors. A very big one. We'll update you in a short while with a few pointers on key things to look out for in the race.

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Stroll looks to have a front left issue again. It will be a day for damage limitation - and seizing any opportunity that comes our way.On a track where overtaking is so difficult pole is a massive advantage. "Losing power," he says on the radio. +17.013 Oh dear. A better weekend for Ferrari. 1:42:54.807 Can they eat into Mercedes' and Hamilton's leads in both championships today?...that's Superbowl winner, New England Patriots quarterback and GOAT Tom Brady throwing across the Monaco harbour to Daniel Ricciardo on a boat while Bella Hadid and Geri Horner look on.

A poor weekend for McLaren, who take no points. Negative." Ricciardo leads by a few car lengths going into the hairpin...Verstappen has made up two places already. Somehow, despite shredded tyres and a car that was at times 18mph slower than Vettel’s Ferrari on the straights, he held on for glory. He was pulling away from Lewis Hamilton with no MGU-K!" He was the coolest guy out there today.

No rear wing...20 laps to go. What happened?"Negative. One mistake - whether a locked brake or a poorly-executed overtaking manoeuvre - can lead to a trip into the barriers. As Hamilton put it: “Daniel has a team-mate making a lot more money than him, but he’s much more consistent.”Verstappen clawed back some kudos at Red Bull after his nightmare in practice, where a now-familiar crash had relegated him to the back of the grid. He's had it all weekend so far. YELLOW FLAG: Charles Leclerc runs into the back of Brendon Hartley going into the chicane out of the tunnel.

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Read our community guidelines in full But that counts for nothing today and being on pole is massively important. "I do not know how you did that," his team said. "All four cars on the utlrasoft look like they're at least in the same condition as you," his race engineer tells him. is Daniel Ricciardo's message to the team. I lie, actually he is. "I can't believe these tyres going to go 40 more laps," says Hamilton. It's no good him destroying these tyres by being within 0.5s of him all lap though. We wait to see what actually went wrong 20-odd laps in. ...which was under investigation. Vettel is close but I don't think he's closing up? Weaving through the pack to finish ninth, while taking few of his customary risks, the Dutchman deftly minimised the damage to his weekend. But this was, in every sense, Ricciardo’s moment. He won't want to lose it here. Looking to tomorrow, everybody knows this is a long race and a tough one, with very few opportunities to make up positions. The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes Not as important as being the leader after the first turn, though, but you get the idea.

You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Long before halfway, I felt a loss of power and I thought the race was done. Ha Ha." The Italians have since been cleared, but Toto Wolff, asked if he thought Mercedes had been “thrown under a bus” by the sport’s governing body, said: “Yes. The Red Bull is the quickest package at Monaco this year but the fortunes of Ricciardo have Danger, and indeed the safety car, are never far away in Monaco and it'd be a massive surprise if we didn't see a race with its deployment. There might not be a ton of overtaking but there might be a decent amount of drama. "Give Prince Albert a shooey," Christian Horner says on the radio. This could be a long race for him...Bottas now within 0.5s of Raikkonen and lapping well on the supersofts. Will anyone gamble with another stop and a late charge? And because of the way these engines work that then puts the temperatures through the roof.