PF1’s Monaco GP Guide

For all you need to know about the big battles, the track, the tyres, the stats and standings ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix…

Battling Team-Mates & First Time Winners Formula 1 heads to the Principality with some tasty stories in the mix after Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton clashed in Spain, paving the way for Max Verstappen’s first grand prix victory.

Whether it was Rosberg’s fault or Hamilton was to blame, their first lap antics at the Spanish GP ended in a double DNF for Mercedes.

It is not the first time that the team-mates had clashed and it likely won’t be the last. Throw in the fact that last time F1 raced in Monaco, Rosberg took the victory after Mercedes pitted Hamilton, who had been leading, late in the race and F1 has all the ingredients needed for a testy battle between the team-mates.

That, though, won’t be the only pairing determined to get one over on the other as Red Bull also have issues to resolve.

While Verstappen made history in Spain as he became F1’s youngest grand prix winner, his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was “bitter” after losing out when he was put on what proved to be the wrong strategy.

Ricciardo will be keen to show he has the measure of his teenage team-mate while Verstappen, well, he doesn’t seem to feel threatened by anyone.

A Lap Of The Monaco Street Circuit With Romain Grosjean “So you start on the straight, where it’s very bumpy hitting the brakes into turn one at Sainte Devote. It’s easy to make a mistake here, but then you need to make a good exit for the run up to Casino Corner.

“Up the hill, blind corner, braking just after the bump, fourth gear, and then third gear for the next one. Going down then you want to avoid the Bus Stop, which is bumpy, then you head to Turn Five. There’s always a bit of front-locking, the front …

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