Monaco Grand Prix

Red Bull considered pitting Max Verstappen for a second time in Monaco to try and pick up the point for the fastest lap of the race, but the Dutchman said it was “more fun” battling for the race lead with Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes Formula 1 strategy chief James Vowles has explained the team’s decision to fit Lewis Hamilton with Medium tyres for the majority of the Monaco Grand Prix.

George Russell wanted to test himself with a late charge in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix for Williams after matching his best result in Formula 1.

Lando Norris had no concerns in sacrificing his race to help McLaren teammate Carlos Sainz achieve a better result in Monaco last weekend, saying the team had prepared for the eventuality.

Ross Brawn feels Ferrari’s problems are deepening following a frustrating Monaco Grand Prix which saw team mistakes and Charles Leclerc’s “impetuousness” costing a stronger result.

When the announcement was made that Lewis Hamilton had been excused from Wednesday's FIA press conference, a boo from one journalist in the media centre was so loud that it could be picked up on the audio for the broadcast.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 10

- Lewis Hamilton swept to the 77th victory of his Formula 1 career on Sunday in Monaco, leading every single lap for Mercedes. It was his fourth win of the season, and saw him extend his drivers’ championship lead to 17 points over Valtteri Bottas.

Kevin Magnussen has been given a post-race five-second time penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix which drops the Haas driver down to 14 th place in the final classification.

For all of the criticism the Monaco Grand Prix may receive in terms of the on-track spectacle it offers, Sunday’s race was proof of how tense and dramatic a race without overtaking at the front of the pack can be.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton “saved us” with his race-winning stint on worn tyres to hold off Max Verstappen to claim an emotional victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, but feels had it been any other circuit it would have been a race the team would have lost.

Sergio Perez says he came close to hitting circuit marshals during the Monaco Grand Prix in the Safety Car period and will raise the issue with the sport’s Safety Commission.

Valtteri Bottas felt he was “unlucky but also a bit lucky” to still finish third following his pit lane clash with Max Verstappen during Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix that he believed would ruin his hopes of a decent points finish.

Charles Leclerc accepts his Monaco Grand Prix was always compromised from starting so far down the grid following Ferrari’s qualifying mistake as he was forced to retire with damage.

2019 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship

Lewis Hamilton extended his lead at the top of the Formula 1 drivers' championship after fending off Red Bull's Max Verstappen to win Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes.

2019 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix – Race Results

Mercedes may have been the team to beat so far this year, sweeping to five straight one-two finishes, but for many, neither Lewis Hamilton nor Valtteri Bottas has been the stand-out driver so far this season.

- Lewis Hamilton swept to his second pole position of the season on Saturday in Monaco after beating Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in the final stage of qualifying by eight-hundredths of a second. It marked the Briton's 85th career pole, and the second around the streets of Monaco.

We’ve not even had the race in Monaco yet, and we’re already asking ourselves just how Ferrari has scored yet another own goal in its fight against Mercedes in Formula 1 this year.

Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto has explained the "misjudgement" that led to Charles Leclerc's shock exit in the first stage of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday.

Sebastian Vettel has called on Ferrari to turnaround its 2019 Formula 1 campaign after the all-important qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix ended with teammate Charles Leclerc out in Q1 while the German driver could only reach fourth place.

Pierre Gasly has been given a three-place grid penalty for the Monaco Grand Prix after impeding Romain Grosjean during Q2 of qualifying.

Max Verstappen felt traffic and difficulty getting his tyres up to temperature in the final stage of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix exaggerated the gap to the leading Mercedes drivers on the front row of the grid.