Again and again Kimi Antonelli: The Formula 1Youngsters has at Grand Prix celebrated his fifth victory in a row in Monaco. And that despite the chaotic conditions at the race in the principality.
The 19-year-old Italian sat ahead of Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton and Isack Hadjar on Sunday (June 7th, 2026). Red Bull through. Antonelli became the youngest Monaco winner ever. It was Mercedes’ sixth success in the sixth race of the season. The big spectacle didn’t happen for a long time – in the final phase there were two Safety car-Phases but then still high.
37 minute interruption due to Track damage
Shortly before the end, local hero Charles Leclerc retired in third place, the Ferrari driver cursed and complained on the pit radio. The race was then stopped with a red flag because the track had broken up behind the Rascasse corner. They tried with a sweeper and broom Marshall’sto remove the porous asphalt. Meanwhile, the drivers waited in the pit lane for an almost endless amount of time.
When standing after 37 minutes Restart Antonelli remained ice cold from the front. He now has 156 points in the World Championship after the sixth of 22 races – and he humiliated his teammate George Russell when he even lapped the Englishman. Russell completely missed the points.
Disappointments for McLaren and Verstappen
The anniversary race did not go as planned McLaren: In the team’s 1000th Grand Prix, world champion Lando Norris retired in the 46th of 78 laps due to technical problems. The Australian Oscar Piastri finished in the points and, after crossing the finish line, was even able to hope for a podium finish due to outstanding penalties.
While the four-time world champion Max Verstappen in the Red Bull retired on the first lap due to technical problems, the only German driver Nico Hülkenberg in the Audi finished 14th due to a subsequent time penalty. The 38-year-old from the Rhineland once again missed out on his first World Cup points for the German factory team.