Rookie Crashes Out of Monaco Qualifying
- Mercedes driver George Russell crashed out of qualifying at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix after a technical failure forced him to stop in Q2.
- Russell revealed that hitting a bump on the track caused his engine to switch off, ending his chance at a top-four qualifying position.
- Meanwhile, rookie teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed at the end of Q1, bringing out a red flag and ending his qualifying early in 15th place.
- Russell mentioned that the bump on the straight had been affecting him all weekend, and expressed his belief that without the issue, he was on track to finish within the top four today—something that is no longer possible.
- The setbacks leave Mercedes starting 14th and 15th on the grid with a difficult race ahead, requiring varied strategies under the newly mandated two-stop rule.
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Rookie crashes out of Monaco qualifying
Mercedes young gun Kimi Antonelli crashes out of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.


Monaco Grand Prix: the Improbable and Awesome Video of Race Commissioners Pushing Russell's Mercedes Into the Tunnel
The Mercedes certainly lived on a Saturday afternoon nightmare but this gave one of the images that will remain in the annals of the Grand Prix. Victim of a severe breakdown, George Russell's car came to rest in the tunnel, at the beginning of Q2. Nine commissioners then took care of it.


Russell reveals what has caused technical failure in his Mercedes
On the back of a tough qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes driver George Russell has revealed what caused the technical failure in his W16 that led to his early elimination in qualifying.
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