Antonelli holds off Hamilton to win chaotic Monaco GP after red flag
The 19-year-old Mercedes driver overcame a red flag and late restart to become the youngest Monaco Grand Prix winner and stretch his title lead to 66 points.
- On Sunday, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix, becoming the youngest winner in the event's history at 19 years old, extending his championship lead to 66 points.
- Race officials red-flagged the event due to crumbling tarmac at the final corner, which caused a crash for Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and forced a 37-minute stoppage for repairs.
- Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton secured second, matching Ayrton Senna's eight Monte Carlo podiums, while Red Bull's Isack Hadjar took third; Max Verstappen retired on lap one and Lando Norris on lap 46.
- George Russell finished 13th after a drive-through penalty for incorrectly serving a pit-lane speeding sanction, dropping the Mercedes driver to third in the championship standings, 68 points behind Antonelli.
- Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad finished fifth and sixth, securing double points as Formula One heads to Barcelona next week for the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Motor racing-Title to lose? Antonelli set for F1 history either way
By Alan Baldwin LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) – Kimi Antonelli will either be Formula One’s youngest world champion, well before the end of the season on current form, or the first driver to win five races in a row in a single campaign and not take the title. A place in the sport’s history is his either way and while the crown may appear to be the 19-year-old Italian’s to lose, the question being asked now is whether it is still Mercedes teammate G…
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Northampton Chronicle & EchoMercedes’ Kimi Antonelli shines again but George Russell endures tumultuous Monaco Grand Prix
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli made Formula 1 history by becoming the youngest-ever driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix.
Kimi Antonelli is also enthusiastic about the Formula 1 classic in Monaco and is expanding his winning series. The international press is astonished: Can it really be that this highly gifted Italian is only 19?
The interview after the victory in Montecarlo: "I have a car beast, the team and the family support me"
Fifth straight win for Antonelli in interrupted Monaco Grand Prix
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli celebrates with the trophy after winning the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. (EPA Images pic) MONTE CARLO: Teenager Kimi Antonelli extended his lead in the drivers’ world championship with a commanding and nerveless victory for Mercedes ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton in a protracted, incident-hit Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. It was the 19-year-old Italian’s record fifth consecutive victory this season, m…
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