The Monaco Grand Prix may be "the jewel in Formula 1's crown" but the race itself is rarely must-see TV. Sometimes, it's downright dull.

George Russell admitted Mercedes’ performance in Friday practice at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix was their slowest of the 2025 season so far. Russell was 12th-fastest in the final FP2 classification, over 0.7s off the pace set by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

The Monaco Grand Prix may be “the jewel in Formula 1’s crown” but the race itself is rarely must-see TV. Sometimes, it’s downright dull.

Tsunoda suffered an enormous accident last Saturday in Q1 as he overstepped the limit of the Red Bull in the fast Tamburello chicane, sending him into the barriers. The Japanese driver thankfully climbed unhurt, but huge damage to the car meant the team had to build up a spare chassis with a new power unit and floor.

Button was the last F1 driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix with a two-stop strategy, in 2009. “I love it,” Button said about the new rule. “It’s easy to make a mistake in this pitlane. It’s bigger than it used to be, but still it’s a small pitlane.

Monaco has been known for processional races due to the lack of overtaking around the tight and twisty street circuit - but the FIA have introduced a two-stop strategy for this year's even

Safety car: A safety car is deployed in F1 when a wreck or adverse track conditions necessitate slowing the field. At Monaco, the safety car came out in 2022 and 2024, but not in 2021 or 2023. Currently it's -650 to have one, +400 for none. Race matchups ...

Sainte-Devote (Turn 1): The first corner's name derives from the chapel built to honour the patroness of Monaco - Sainte Devote - and was first mentioned in 1070, with the legend stating she was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian.