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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix

Alonso slams 2026 F1 cars as “worst ever” in Monaco

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Alonso slams 2026 F1 cars as “worst ever” in Monaco

F1 Monaco GP: Hamilton heads Ferrari 1-2 from Verstappen in FP2

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F1 Monaco GP: Hamilton heads Ferrari 1-2 from Verstappen in FP2

F1 Monaco GP: Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 in first practice, Hadjar and Alonso suffer crashes

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F1 Monaco GP: Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 in first practice, Hadjar and Alonso suffer crashes

Audi responds to F1's future engine plans: "We don't have problems with V8s"

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Audi responds to F1's future engine plans: "We don't have problems with V8s"

LIVE: F1 Monaco GP live commentary and updates - Leclerc tops FP1, Hadjar and Alonso suffer crashes

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LIVE: F1 Monaco GP live commentary and updates - Leclerc tops FP1, Hadjar and Alonso suffer crashes

LIVE: F1 Monaco GP commentary and updates - Hamilton leads Leclerc in red-flagged FP2

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LIVE: F1 Monaco GP commentary and updates - Hamilton leads Leclerc in red-flagged FP2

Malaysia Sunday quotes: Toro Rosso

Sebastien Buemi - 13th: "I made a good start, passing Rosberg and was running well, closing up on Kobayashi and Schumacher, but at my first pit stop, I had the impression that the Pit Lane Speed Limiter had not been engaged. I immediately pressed it again, which deactivated it, so I speeded in the pit lane and picked up a ten second stop-go penalty, which I felt was a bit severe, as usually you get a drive-through penalty which loses you less time. After that I gave it my best shot but it was not enough to get a reward for the work, as I felt we could have got the Force Indias and at least finished ninth. I only changed tyres twice and it's true that the last few laps were very difficult because of the degradation."

Jaime Alguersuari - 14th: "I need to analyse this race with the engineers, because to be honest, I don't really understand what happened: we were slow and the tyre degradation was very high, higher than on Friday. I struggled to clean the graining off the front tyres and was losing performance with every passing lap. On the positive side, I made a good start, gaining a few places. But soon I found I could not keep up with the guys in front. Given the difficulties I had, I feel that finishing the race was in itself an achievement and the best I could do today."

Franz Tost: "Both drivers made a reasonably good start, with Alguersuari completing the opening lap in eleventh place, one ahead of Buemi. On lap 8, Sebastien passed Jaime, showing a very good pace at this stage of the race, closing up on those ahead of him. We called him in for his first pit stop, but the Pit Lane Speed Limiter was deactivated and because of this, he exceeded the limit and was given a ten second stop-go penalty. From then on Seb's race was compromised and if it had not been for that, he could have been in the fight for ninth place. As for Jaime, he struggled with rear tyre degradation and I think it would have helped if we had put him on a three stop strategy, instead of two. Fortunately, our closest competitors in the championship did not pick up that many points today, so we are still in reasonable shape in the Constructors' classification. However, the mid-field is very close at the moment, which means we have to do a better job, starting in Shanghai in a few days time."

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