The Monaco Grand Prix was eventful and much more exciting than fans were expecting. Nineteen-year-old Kimi Antonelli took a shock pole position after an unbelievable final lap, just as four-time world champion Max Verstappen was looking like the favourite towards the end of Q3. Meanwhile, his teammate George Russell struggled all weekend and found it difficult to challenge for a podium. Kimi secured pole in the end, with Max Verstappen completing the front row and both Ferraris lining up on the second row.

As the lights went out and away we go, we had an eventful start, with Max Verstappen stalling his Red Bull on the line and smartly moving to the left side of the track to prevent any drivers from colliding with him. He was then told by his race engineer to bring the car home, so Max brought it into the pits at the end of lap one to retire. It was an unfortunate weekend for the four-time world champion, considering he had shown blistering pace all weekend.

Kimi Antonelli was showing unreal pace throughout the race, making zero errors, and by the time the late-race safety car came out, he was 21 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton in P2. The safety car was triggered by Lance Stroll going nose-first into the wall at the entry of the final corner. Once some of the drivers came into the pits for a cheap stop under the safety car, the FIA decided to red-flag the session for a short period as the tarmac just after the pit entry was breaking up. Although both Leclerc and Stroll said their crashes were caused by brake issues, many people believed the incidents weren’t a coincidence, as they were almost identical, but rather the result of the tarmac being ripped up on track.

A recurring issue throughout the race seemed to be the pit limiter, as roughly eight drivers received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. This issue cost Pierre Gasly his first-ever Monaco podium and George Russell valuable points needed to stay in touch with his Mercedes teammate and championship rival. George was also given another five-second penalty for not serving his first penalty when he came into the pits. As a result, after the red flag restart, he tried to hold up the pack of drivers so that when he boxed, he wouldn’t come out as far behind. However, this strategy didn’t work out for him, as he came out in P15 and failed to claim any points for himself or the team. Due to Russell and Leclerc scoring 0 points, this put the 41 year old Lewis Hamilton p2 in the drivers world championship yet he is behind 19 year old Kimi Antonelli by 66 points.

Watch the highlights of the eventful 2026 Monaco Grand Prix here.