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New York Times
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- New York Times
How to watch the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix: Odds and schedule for F1 race in Monte Carlo
Max Verstappen's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix victory last weekend temporarily reshaped the F1 outlook. Through the season's first seven races, Oscar Piastri has four first-place finishes and Verstappen now has two, while Lando Norris has been held off the top podium spot since 2025's opener in Australia. Sunday's eighth round, the 'jewel in the F1 crown,' goes down at Circuit de Monaco, with Piastri and Norris coming in as the clubhouse favorites. Venue: Circuit de Monaco — Monte Carlo, Monaco Dates: May 23-25 Race coverage can also be streamed on ESPN+. Verstappen engineered a pass for the ages at the Emilia-Romagna GP, securing his fourth win at the Grand Prix in five total runs. That momentous win still puts the perpetual F1 champ in third place entering Sunday. Piastri has the No. 1 spot with 146 total points and six podiums through seven GPs, while his McLaren teammate Norris is in second with another six podiums and the season-opening Albert Park win. Advertisement Last year's race was claimed by Charles Leclerc, the Monte Carlo native, in a career-defining spot. The last GP winner outside the 'big three' (Verstappen, Piastri and Norris) was George Russell, who won it at Las Vegas in November 2024. For more in-depth Formula One coverage ahead of Sunday's blowout, follow along with The Athletic's motorsports team. 'Post-Monaco, Red Bull hopes the flexi-wing technical directive expected at the Spanish Grand Prix a week later will restore its place at the head of the pecking order. The directive targets flexible bodywork — especially rear wings — that can bend under load to reduce drag without breaking the rules. McLaren has clearly mastered this dark art in the past 12 months and rivals hope the directive forces it into car changes. McLaren denies that this will occur. But this, too, could help determine Verstappen's short-term employment fate. 'What isn't in question is that he has already achieved his F1 legend status — those four titles alone are enough for that. But if he's truly to have an arguable case for F1's 'Greatest Of All Time' standing — and here partisanship must be cast aside in what is always a subjective consideration — he needs something else to offer besides a pile of titles.' 'Q: Let's start with the obvious: what on earth possessed you to make this promise? (Asked with deep respect and admiration, of course.) 'A: I started making dumb promises to my (much smaller at the time) X following before each race. They were all phrased as 'incentives' for Oscar, but I'd tweet them knowing full well (and praying) he'd never see them. Oscar hadn't been on pole yet, so when China rolled around, I tweeted something like 'Oscar, if you qualify on pole for China, I'll never say anything bad about you ever again.' And, lo and behold, he did.' Streaming and betting/odds links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Max Verstappen: Mark Thompson / Getty Images)
New York Times
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- New York Times
F1 Monaco GP live updates: Follow latest from FP1 and FP2 in Monte Carlo today
Just seven days after F1's 2025 European debut with the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, it's straight into the carnage of Monaco. There's little chance we will ever see the sprint race format around this place, so it's the more standard free-practice routine once again. That said, it was only 2022 when the tradition of practice taking place on a Thursday — keeping Friday free in Monte Carlo — was scrapped for the more pragmatic three-day run. Our first hour of free practice is on the way shortly, with the green light for FP1 scheduled for 7:30 a.m. ET. That is 4:30 a.m. on the west coast and 12:30 p.m. in the UK. FP2 then takes place from 11 a.m. ET, which is 8 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. BST. Come Saturday it's a 6:30 a.m start on the east coast for FP3, so 3:30 a.m. PT and 11:30 a.m. in the UK — ahead of a crucial qualifying at 10 a.m. eastern; which is 7 a.m PT and 3 p.m. BST. All of which paves the way for Sunday's race, with lights out at 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT and 2 p.m. in the UK. Yes, those are exactly the same times as last weekend. How lovely to have the semblance of a routine.
RNZ News
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Is luck playing a part in Liam Lawson's F1 season?
Liam Lawson at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, April 2025. Photo: Photosport New Zealand driver Liam Lawson dismissed talk of bad luck so far this season and it was to do so. Lawson is yet to score points in the 2025 Formula 1 Championship season and unless something changes soon he may struggle to do so. Last weekend, Lawson was unable to complete a second flying lap in qualifying for the Emilio-Romanga Grand Prix after a couple of crashes. He started the race 15th on the grid and managed to finish 14th. It was obvious his dumping from Red Bull to junior team Racing Bulls after just two rounds affected his confidence and unfortunately, since then he has been unable to put a truly positive race together to give him the boost he needs. He has had car issues, team strategies and crashes all affect his results which so far includes best finishes of 12th at China and Saudi Arabia. After the Imola race last weekend, Lawson was asked if he felt his luck was changing. "Honestly, I try not to believe in luck, but obviously it's been difficult recently," he replied. "I'll keep working hard and hope that it turns around." There is good and bad luck in sport - the weather, the draw, the bounce of the ball, or unexpected mistakes by an opponent can all affect the outcome of a race or a game. However, skill can mitigate some of the issues of luck. Liam Lawson and Jack Doohan after colliding at the Miami Grand Prix Photo: AFP In Formula 1, many crashes happen at the start of a race and often involve those down the field. There are many instances of an illegal move punishing an opponent, most get penalised but that doesn't help the victim. It is highly likely that a number of cars won't finish this weekend's round in Monaco because of the tight nature of the street circuit. Qualifying will again be crucial if Lawson is to finish in the top ten and pick up championship points. "This will be my first time racing here in Monaco in a Formula One car and it's a moment I've been looking forward to for a long time," Lawson said on his arrival in the principality. "I've raced here before in the junior categories and it has always felt incredibly special, but doing it in F1 takes it to another level. "The margin for error here is tiny, and the challenge is massive, but that's exactly what makes Monaco so special. "It's going to take a bit of time to get fully comfortable on track, so all three practice sessions will be crucial. I'm really excited to be here." Hopefully luck or just plain skill finally does play a positive part in Lawson's weekend. Every athlete, including the great ones, have bad luck at some stage. However every athlete will always tell you that preparation is key to performance, so does that mean the better prepared you are the less likely you are to have bad luck? Sporting quotes about luck: "Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get." - Vince Lombardi (NFL coaching legend). "The more you train, the luckier you get." - Simone Biles (American gymnastics champion). "I don't believe in luck. Not in golf, anyway. There are good bounces and bad bounces, sure, but the ball is round and so is the hole. If you find yourself in a position where you hope for luck to pull you through, you're in serious trouble." - Jack Nicklaus (golf great). "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan (basketball legend). Michael Jordan. Chicago Bulls. NBA Basketball. 1997 Photo: PHOTOSPORT Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Times
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Times
Inside story of the soap opera at F1's most turbulent team
Alpine are used to turbulent times, having had a revolving door of team principals in recent years, but arriving at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix technically without one at all is out of the ordinary, even within that context. Since the Miami Grand Prix, when Oliver Oakes left the paddock without performing media duties, the principal has departed the team, Franco Colapinto has replaced Jack Doohan in their driver line-up and the 75-year old Flavio Briatore has taken over from Oakes but does not have the licence required to officially step into the team principal role. Briatore's past is more chequered than the flag waved at the end of Formula 1 races and in Imola he begins his latest chapter 'otherwise covering the duties previously
Times
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Times
Oscar Piastri beats Max Verstappen to Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix pole
Beating Max Verstappen at an out-and-out driver's circuit is only the latest string to the bow of Oscar Piastri. At the Imola track where qualifying is crucial and overtaking is difficult, the championship leader managed to inch ahead of the four-times world champion by only 34 thousandths of a second. It was another blow for the championship hopes of Lando Norris, who could only manage to qualify fourth on the grid for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. He was pipped by the Mercedes of George Russell, who opted for the theoretically-slower medium tyre, which held up better over the course of a lap. 'We were going for it,' Russell said. 'We thought maybe the medium tyre would be a fast one and it turned out to
