Monaco GP
Date: Sunday, 26 May, 2024
Track: Circuit de Monaco
♖ Max and Lando fought to the very end at Imola.
♖ Toto Wolff’s decision to suggest some staff members must leave in the wake of key personnel joining Ferrari.
♖ Max exchanges middle finger gestures with a Ferrari fan at Imola.
♖ Pierre Waché, Red Bull’s technical director, says Adrian Newey will be excluded from critical internal meetings.
♖ It was a difficult weekend at Imola for Aston. Throughout the practice races, they were outside the top 10.
♖ As the season progresses, the question looms: has Sergio Perez made a compelling enough case to secure his place for 2025?
♖ Lewis Hamilton says he would probably select Andrea Kimi Antonelli as his replacement at Mercedes for 2025.
♖ Mercedes might be tempted to bring Bottas back as a stop-gap option.
♖ Toto Wolff still appears to be clinging on, hoping world champion Max Verstappen will agree to join in 2025.
♖ The conclusion from the FIA is that the wheel cover idea is no longer worth pursuing.
♖ Young teammate Yuki Tsunoda has comprehensively outperformed Ricciardo in the first seven races.
♖ Lando Norris isn’t concerned McLaren’s weakness in low-speed corners may impact at Monaco.
♖ Valtteri Bottas is unlikely to be at Sauber next year but is attractive to Haas, Williams, and Alpine.
♖ Williams Racing’s announcement of Alex Albon’s long-term commitment to the team underscores their strategic focus on building a solid future.
♖ Toto Wolff wants as much time as possible to assess academy driver Kimi Antonelli.
♖ Carlos Sainz won’t be joining Mercedes for the 2025 season.
