Nico Rosberg believes that his Mercedes W03 should be suited to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Rosberg finished as runner-up to Mark Webber in last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal is a great track, and I'm really looking forward to our visit there", said Rosberg, "With its low downforce and slow corners, a little bit like Monza, the track should suit our car. We've made good progress over the past few weeks, and that was clear from the performance in Monaco. So I'm […]

Fifth place for Lewis Hamilton and a DNF for Jenson Button saw McLaren slip further behind Red Bull Racing at the top of the Constructors’ Championship. Red Bull Racing now lead McLaren by 38 points, having added 37 in Monaco with victory for Mark Webber and a fighting fourth place for Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton trailed Vettel home in fifth, and Button, after a torrid afternoon, retired in the closing stages. Hamilton did not get off the line well but managed to retain his third position […]

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel suffered a difficult qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix, after apparently taking a step in the wrong direction in setup for qualifying. Whereas his team-mate Mark Webber qualified 2nd and will therefore start on pole after Schumacher’s penalty, Vettel will start the race from 9th after not setting a time in Q3. The Monte-Carlo street circuit has been a happy hunting ground for Red Bull in recent years, with the Milton Keynes-based outfit winning the last two Monaco Grands […]

The 2012 Formula One season is the gift that keeps on giving. After a quiet opening few days, Formula One burst into life around the streets of Monte Carlo on Saturday and little did we think that in the midst of the Williams pit burning down in Barcelona, news of Michael Schumacher’s five place penalty for crashing into Bruno Senna would have such repercussions two weeks later. Schumacher has not shown exceptional pace compared to Nico Rosberg since his comeback at the start of the […]

Mika Hakkinen thinks his Finnish countryman could be the favourite for Monaco victory. "Based on practice - looking at how the cars behaved and how the drivers were driving - I have the impression that Kimi has very good performance," the 1998 and 1999 world champion told Finnish broadcaster MTV3. "I am quite certain," added Hakkinen, referring to Lotus' prospects of fielding a potentially winning car in Monte Carlo. Should Kimi Raikkonen or Lotus teammate Romain Grosjean win on Sunday, he will be the sixth […]

A mysterious package which had been left at the entrance to the Monte-Carlo street circuits media centre has been detonated in a controlled explosion, after the local police initially cordoned off the area at around 9:45pm local time. Onlookers including journalists and other members of the media were pushed back 50 yards from the scene, as a bomb disposal expert examined a white plastic box. After examining the package, the expert declared the item suspect and began wiring it up in preparation for a controlled […]

Jenson Button set the fastest time in second practice ahead of this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The 2009 world champion set his time of 1.15.746 on option tyres early on in the session. A brief shower after fifteen minutes left the circuit damp, although a couple of drivers ventured out on dry tyres. The rain intensified and the drivers were forced to switch to the Intermediate tyres. On an unusually error free practice day around the streets of Monte Carlo, most of the action came […]

Ross Brawn revealed on Wednesday he missed the recent Spanish grand prix to have checks on his heart. After handing over to his Mercedes deputy Nick Fry in Barcelona, fellow Briton Brawn is back in action as the team boss in Monte Carlo. Rumours hinted there was more to the story, but Brawn insisted to a German newspaper earlier on Wednesday that he was simply advised by doctors to take the weekend off after a night in hospital for checks. He then told reporters in […]

A favourite for victory this weekend, Pastor Maldonado is reportedly lucky to be gearing up to race in the Principality at all. Bild newspaper recalls that the Venezuelan, who defied his 'pay driver' critics by winning for Williams in Spain two weeks ago, was actually banned after an horror incident on the streets of Monte Carlo seven years ago. Racing in the Renault World Series in 2005, the 27-year-old ignored yellow flags before striking and severely injuring a marshal. Organisers of the Monaco grand prix […]

Although Pirelli’s super-soft tyre compound is making it’s debut at this weekends Monaco Grand Prix, Pirelli believe a one-stop tyre strategy could be used by some drivers who wish to utilize the many varying strategies open to them throughout the race. With the Monte-Carlo track surface the least abrasive on the 2012 calendar, tyre wear is expected to be at its lowest throughout the weekend. The soft tyre compound, which is making its fifth appearance of 2012, is predicted to be able to last around […]

Five-time Monaco Grand Prix winner Michael Schumacher is feeling confident heading into next weekends Monaco Grand Prix, even though the 7-time World Champion will suffer a five-place grid drop after qualifying. This is due to the incident he allegedly caused with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix. With Pirelli offering the teams the super-soft (red) tyres for the first time in 2012, tyres once again look set to be the talking point throughout the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Due to this, Schumacher is optimistic […]

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton is targeting consistency over pushing for the win in next weekends Monaco Grand Prix, even though the British star has yet to win a Grand Prix in 2012. Lewis Hamilton has scored points at every race so far this season, and will be aiming to continue that trend around the streets of Monte-Carlo. Lewis Hamilton has only ever won the Monaco Grand Prix once in his career, during the wet/dry 2008 race. Since then, the Brit hasn’t had much luck around […]