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Although threatening to lodge a protest at Baku, Toto Wolff says Max Verstappen did not win in Monaco last weekend because of his allegedly illegal rear wing.

Ferrari tried to help Mercedes remove Bottas wheel Valtteri Bottas, Monaco GP 2021 © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. Ferrari tried to help Mercedes mechanics remove the stuck wheel that caused Valtteri Bottas to retire from the Monaco GP. The odd sight of mechanics unable to get the Finns wheel off during a pitstop was a major problem for the Brackley based team, as it meant Red Bull sped past in the constructors world championship. "The gun made the wheel nut completely round," team boss Toto W...

Charles Leclerc "can only blame himself" for the technical failure that meant he couldn't even start last Sunday's Monaco GP, according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve.

Mosley death like losing a brother says Ecclestone Max Mosley, Monaco GP 2009 © The Cahier Archive Bernie Ecclestone says former FIA president Max Mosleys death is like "losing a brother". 81-year-old Mosleys family has issued a statement confirming that Jean Todts predecessor at the FIA "died last night after a long battle with cancer". "They ask to be allowed to grieve in private." Former F1 supremo Ecclestone, 90, has said supporting Mosleys departure as FIA president in 2009 is one of his ...

Ferrari denies taking gamble with Leclerc gearbox Charles Leclerc, Monaco GP 2021 © Ferrari Mattia Binotto has denied Ferrari took too great a risk by not changing Charles Leclercs gearbox after his post-pole Monaco crash. On the way to the grid on Sunday, the local hero only got to turn 6 until he told his team over the radio that his gearbox had indeed suffered a problem. Only 24 hours earlier, team boss Binotto had said the Maranello outfit would prefer to take a five-place grid drop than e...

Mercedes makes mistakes under pressure says Marko Lewis Hamilton, Monaco GP 2021 © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. When Mercedes is under pressure, the dominant team of the power unit era makes mistakes. That is the gleeful conclusion of Dr Helmut Marko, after Max Verstappen won the Monaco GP at a canter and took over the lead in the drivers world championship. "Max has reached a different level of maturity," Marko told Servus TV late on Sunday. "We were also surprised that Hamilton stayed behin...

Wolff issues Red Bull protest threat for Baku Max Verstappen, Monaco GP 2021 © Red Bulld Toto Wolff has issued his clearest warning yet that race protests are looming large over the next Formula 1 race in Baku. The Mercedes boss hinted in Monaco last week that the FIAs delay in strengthening rear wing flexibility tests until after the ultra-fast street race in Azerbaijan could hand title rival Red Bull a clear advantage. "If the ambiguity with Red Bulls wing brings them an advantage in Baku, w...

Bottas out, Russell in for 2022? Valtteri Bottas, Monaco GP 2021 © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. The signs are growing ever clearer about the likelihood of a driver change at Mercedes for 2022. During Sundays broadcast of the Monaco GP, the commentator for Russias Match TV said a source has now told him that Valtteri Bottas is losing his seat. "I will not disclose the source," said Alexey Popov, "but there is always a lot of talk like that in the paddock at Monaco. "They told me that Russell m...

If he had to choose between his own interests or the interests of the team, Valtteri Bottas says he would steer away from the latter.

Jean Todt says he is "fine" with Lewis Hamilton's activism within Formula 1 - "as long as it's not political".