Sebastian Vettel remains “fairly optimistic” heading into this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix despite Ferrari’s ongoing struggles with Formula 1’s “sensitive” 2019 tyres that have contributed to its poor start to the season.
Lewis Hamilton was excused from attending Wednesday's FIA drivers' press conference following the death of close friend and Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda earlier this week.
Sunday will see Kimi Raikkonen reach a landmark only made by four other drivers in Formula 1 history when he enters his 300th grand prix. But he really, really does not care.
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has made no excuses over his team’s underwhelming start to 2019 and says its “adapted to address the situation” in preparation for the Monaco Grand Prix.
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the team’s operational and strategy must meet its current high expectations if it hopes to secure positive results at the Monaco Grand Prix.