A weekend in Monaco; The Glitz, Glamour and tense moments from the Monaco Grand Prix.

Monaco is the crown jewel of the Formula One calendar. There typically is not much expected of the great race, but this year decided otherwise.

It was the fifth win for Kimi Antonelli as he continued to rise above, especially against his own teammate who had a terrible result overall. Lewis Hamilton joined the podium finishing another weekend in the P2 spot and being joined by Isack Hadjar for his first podium in 2026 finishing in P3.

Your top 3 in Monaco; Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton and Isack Hadjar.

Whilst the top 3 were comfortable and able to get onto the podium, their teammates were having a difficult race. For George Russell, after receiving a 5 second penalty for speeding in the pitlane, not successfully completing it, he received a drive through penalty. This would later cost him positions, with a standing start after a red flag and needing to pit to complete the penalty, he was forced to drop out of the points and finished P12.

Charles Leclerc, the prince of Monaco as we all call him, yet the Monaco streets were nothing but harsh. With issues relating to the track began to occur, he ran into the barrier on the final corner causing a DNF and bringing out the red flag. Leclerc blamed terrible brakes, yet the track did not appear in great condition and looks to have resulted in some of the error.

Max Verstappen, starting P2 and expecting to be the big defender against Kimi Antonelli, yet the car would not start up properly due to a power unit failure. Struggling off the line, Verstappen really could not get anywhere and was forced to return to pitlane and end his day. He was later seen leaving the track early to return to his home in Monaco.

Oscar Piastri had an oddly quiet race. With very little going on around him, he slowly crept up starting from P7 and eventually finishing the race in P4. His teammate Lando Norris however suffered a car failure and was forced to DNF from the race. It was looking to be a concerning race for Norris considering he was unable to finish the FP2 session earlier on in the weekend.

Oscar Piastri having a quiet weekend during the race in Monaco.

The two Racing Bulls drivers had a tremendous weekend, finishing with a double point scoring result. Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad were both able to get their best career finishes. Liam Lawson finished in P5, whilst Arvid Lindblad finished P6.

Pierre Gasly was looking to be heading for a podium finish, all before two 5 second penalties were to ruin his day. Despite the penalties, he drove a brilliant weekend to successfully finish P7. His teammate Franco Colapinto struggled after the chaos of the safety cars and red flags, as well as an incident with Carlos Sainz late in the race. All of this would lead to Colapinto finishing P14.

Alex Albon had a great weekend out in Monaco. Although it looked grim at the halfway mark, with a car swap for a pit gap and Albon as the sacrificial lamb, there was concern. But despite the worries, he managed to score points for himself and the team finishing in P8.

Esteban Ocon was able to also score some points for Haas. With his seat on the line and his future uncertain, he needed a good weekend out in Monaco, and he got exactly that. Even with all the dramas, he maintained composure and secured the P9 spot.

The final spot P10 went to a driver who managed to be extremely lucky. With a post-race penalty incoming for Sergio Perez, the final point scoring position ended up being Fernando Alonso. Alonso has managed to score his first point for himself and Aston Martin so far this season, with their rocky start to the new regulations. Lance Stroll was the first official crash during the Monaco Grand Prix. Due to the issues regarding the track, this would have been the contributing factor to his DNF.

Fernando Alonso successfully scores points for Aston Martin in Monaco.

Audi have been slowly moving up the ranks. Still struggling on pace compared to those around them, they are starting to step up. Gabriel Bortoleto was very close to the points eventually finishing P11, whilst teammate Nico Hulkenberg with a 10 second penalty was behind George Russell in P13.

The final driver still in the race was Sergio Perez. As mentioned, looking to score Cadillacs first points of their first season, Perez was their only hope, but a penalty would prevent them from this. With a 10 second penalty for starting out of position, he would lose the top 10 finish and fall to P15.

We had many DNFs over the span of the race. Below are the DNFs from the Monaco Grand Prix:

- Max Verstappen’s DNF was on the first lap. This was due to a power unit failure.

- Valtteri Bottas suffered issues with brake temperatures and was forced to retire on lap 15.

- Oliver Bearman was forced to retire after an incident on the opening lap, which damaged the front wing. Bearman came in to change the wing, but with blue flags on track, the choice to retire was clear, he retired on lap 27.

- Lando Norris retired due to a car failure on lap 43.

- Lance Stroll was the first to crash at the final corner on lap 56.

- When we went to get back to racing, Charles Leclerc’s crash which resulted in his DNF occurred and was on lap 64.

- Carlos Sainz was the last DNF of the day, with damage caused by Hulkenberg and Colapinto, he was forced to retire on lap 70.

Max Verstappen with a terrible race start ultimately resulting in a DNF.