Wolff hails 'unbelievable' Antonelli after nightmare Monaco GP for Russell.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has sung Kimi Antonelli's praises yet again after the 19-year-old secured the his fifth win in a row at the Monaco GP. The Silver Arrows boss also addressed George Russell's P13 finish after the Briton suffered multiple penalties.
7 Jun 2026
Henry Eccles
GPblog.com

Speaking to Sky Sports F1, Wolff said: "One part of me feels so happy for Kimi and the guys made me go the podium they said 'this is your home place, you should go' but I had a look at George and he had a weekend which wasn't good. And I want to keep it balanced emotionally. Now it's about picking the team up, him up when we head to Barcelona."

Further expanding on Antonelli's maiden Monaco win, Wolff praised the Italian, who becomes the youngest-ever race winner at F1's Jewel in the Crown. "It's unbelievable what he's able to deliver. Having control, he's at times 1.5 seconds quicker than anyone else. Then restarts, builds the gap, it's really unbelievable." Wolff said.

The Austrian then revealed that both he and Antonelli's race engineer, Peter 'Bono' Bonnington, had been telling the Italian to slow down during the race - but clearly he didn't listen, continuing to build a huge gap on the chasing Hamilton.

"It's unbelievable what he's able to deliver”;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/wolff...gp-for-russell


Adjusted 2026 F1 Monaco Grand Prix results after post-race penalty
Check out the full adjusted results from the 2026 F1 Monaco Grand Prix following a post-race penalty for Sergio Perez.
7 Jun 2026
Nick Golding
RacingNews365

RESULT RACE - MONACO
Adjusted 2026 F1 Monaco Grand Prix results after post-race penalty
# DRIVER TEAM TIME
1 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes

2 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +6.271

3 Isack Hadjar Red Bull +23.394

4 Oscar Piastri McLaren +24.261

5 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +26.553

6 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +29.010

7 Pierre Gasly Alpine +30.369

8 Alexander Albon Williams +33.413

9 Esteban Ocon Haas +37.140

10 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +41.899

‘Adjusted 2026 F1 Monaco Grand Prix results’;

https://racingnews365.com/adjusted-2...t-race-penalty


F1 - 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript
07.06.26
FIA (Press Release)

Q: Kimi Antonelli, this is your fifth straight victory, but I think in the context of right now, in Monte Carlo, you have been flawless all weekend. Congratulations.
Kimi ANTONELLI: Thank you so much. It’s been an incredible weekend, incredible race. It was one of those days where we had so incredible pace and it was just coming all so natural. And the car was feeling incredible and it just was giving me the confidence to push. So it was a very enjoyable day.

Q: The last time an Italian won this Grand Prix, you weren’t even born. It was Jarno Trulli 22 years ago. You’re not just representing your family, your team, you’re representing a nation.
KA: Yeah, I mean, the job’s not finished. It’s still a long season and we’ve got to keep pushing, keep raising the bar. And the goal is to keep performing like this. The team is doing an incredible job. They’ve given us an incredible car and I’ve got so much support from the team as well, from my family. So yeah, it’s a really good moment so far.

Q: Lewis Hamilton, you have now just had your eighth podium result here in Monaco. That equals the late, great Ayrton Senna. No one more than you two guys have had more podiums. You’ve been on it all weekend. Tell us about that journey.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, well, I mean, I have to start by congratulating Kimi and to the Mercedes team, my whole family. They’ve done it again. They’ve created an amazing car and Kimi’s doing an incredible job, just delivering weekend in, weekend out. So, it’s great to see and I’m really happy for them. On our side, I think we’ve been progressing over the past months and can’t quite keep up with them just yet. And it’s probably going to take a lot of work for us to get to their level. But to get another second place is such a great feeling, especially in Monaco, under the trickiest conditions. It was the hardest conditions out there and we’ve had such a great turnout today as well. So, I’ll definitely take it.

Q: Isack Hadjar, congratulations, your second podium in Formula 1 and, of course, here in Monte Carlo. That was not an easy race for you, I can see it on your face. Take us through the journey.
Isack HADJAR: Yeah, I mean, we got off to a clean start and were managing the race, and then within the first 10, 15 laps I started having massive drivability issues. And around here… If there’s one track you don’t want that, it’s here. So yeah, it was incredibly challenging, having to cover 60 laps like that. And even towards the end, I was still lacking power on the restart.

‘Post-Race Press Conference Transcript’;

https://www.fia.com/news/f1-2026-mon...nce-transcript


‘I look like an idiot’ - Charles Leclerc on crashing out of F1 Monaco GP
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc reveals what caused him to crash out of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix.
7 Jun 2026
Lewis Larkam, Adam Cooper
Crash.Net

Charles Leclerc fumed about his race-ending crash over team radio, and appeared to blame his brakes. “I’m not even going to take the blame! These f***ing brakes,” he bemoaned. And the Monegasque stood by that assessment after the race, dismissing suggestions that loose asphalt might have caused the crash. “It doesn’t help to have asphalt that is coming off but data speaks for itself,” Leclerc told Sky Sports F1.

“It’s extremely frustrating. I’ve always been very honest, and no matter how many mistakes I do, I would hate to look at myself in the mirror and see myself finding excuses when I do a mistake. That’s why I’m always bluntly honest whenever I’m in front of cameras, but I’m not going to take any of it today.”

“With cold tyre temperatures, the inconsistency and tires being more sensitive because you are on the limit, have just been an absolute nightmare. I look like an idiot, and when you look like an idiot for a mistake of yours, it’s fine, but it’s borderline dangerous.”

“These f***ing brakes”;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/109754...t-f1-monaco-gp


Kimi Antonelli makes history as he becomes youngest winner of Monaco GP following manic race
Mercedes driver dominates on streets of Monte Carlo finishing ahead of Hamilton and Hadjar to open up 66-point lead in title race
7 June 2026
The National

Kimi Antonelli wrote his name into the Formula One history books when he became the youngest winner of the Monaco Grand Prix after a manic race on Sunday. The Mercedes driver secured his fifth successive victory after a dominant performance in Monte Carlo, finishing ahead of second-placed Lewis Hamilton and third-placed Isack Hadjar. At 19 years, nine months and 13 days, Antonelli had beaten the record held by Hamilton, who was 23 years, four months and 18 days old when he sealed the first of his three triumphs in the principality in 2008.

And – after taking the chequered flag in China, Japan, the United States, Canada and now Monaco – the Italian teenager has opened up a 66-point lead over Hamilton at the top of the drivers' championship. Antonelli's teammate George Russell is now down to third in the standings after finishing 13th and out of the points in a race that included two safety-car periods and a red flag.

“It's been an incredible weekend, an incredible race,” said Antonelli, who had lapped the entire field up to third by lap 60 of 78, only for the safety car to wreck his advantage. “It was one of those days where we had incredible pace. It was just coming all so natural. The car was feeling incredible and was just giving me the confidence to push.

‘Youngest winner of Monaco GP’;

https://www.thenationalnews.com/spor...ng-manic-race/