Russell upbeat despite 12th in practice, Ocon “not very quick” and more · RaceFans

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Lance Stroll picked up a rare grid penalty for an incident which occured during practice. Did he deserve a grid drop for colliding with Charles Leclerc?

Though a penalty for such a thing in practice is rare, I think in this instance it’s fair. Charles had nowhere to go but hit him. Yes, it’s Monaco and Lance is blind to seeing what’s coming behind, but so Blanchimont, you can’t just pull on the racing line at slow speed and leave the driver behind with no options.

It’s one place, but more of a (expensive) reminder to him and his engineer about communication.@Bernasaurus

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Traffic jams and red flags limiting factors on opening day in Monaco (Mercedes)

George Russell: ‘We were not particularly quick today, but I am still confident for tomorrow. There are clear improvements we can make overnight with the car, and we have some ideas about how to get the tyres into a better window for the single lap.’

Practice recap (Haas)

Esteban Ocon: ‘Unfortunately, not very quick today, so we have a lot of work for tomorrow to figure quite a lot of things out and get some more pace for Saturday.’

Rule changes tempt mainstream carmakers back to F1 (Financial Times)

‘For Audi, these sustainable financial conditions were an important criterion for entering Formula 1. At the same time, the revenue side of Formula 1 has developed very positively because the popularity has increased significantly.’

Neuer FIA-Prasident? Das sagt Wurz (OE24 – German)

Brazilian Bortoleto feels the weight of history in Monaco (Reuters)

‘(Ayrton Senna) was, he is, my idol. I believe he was the greatest. I think not only as a driver, but as a person, the Brazilian driver that did the most for the country, did the most for everyone.’

2025 Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge – official highlights (IndyCar)

Adrian Newey is attending his first race since joining Aston Martin.

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