Kimi Antonelli reigned supreme in the Monaco Grand Prix with a stunning victory. There was also a big decison made by the FIA come the end of the Grand Prix in the principality, and Alpine announced a Right to Review after several penalties. 78 laps of pure Monaco mania played out in front of a sell-out crowd on Sunday afternoon, but it was Kimi Antonelli who shone once again.
The young Italian made it five consecutive Grand Prix victories by winning in the principality, steering clear of penalties and incidents that were rife in the streets of Monaco.
That win, along with teammate
George Russell missing out on points for the second race in a row, means Antonelli now leads the Drivers' Championship by 66 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who finished in P2.
Russell was one of the many drivers who were penalised for speeding in the pit lane, but a failure to serve his five-second time penalty correctly led to a drive-through penalty, putting him out of points-scoring position.
Oscar Piastri, Franco Colapinto and
Pierre Gasly were also handed the same penalty, with the latter having two penalties for the same offence, resulting in a ten-second time penalty that saw him fall from P3 to P7.
As a result, Alpine stated that they would request a Right to Review from the FIA "following the penalties applied for pit lane speeding".
Pierre Gasly finished P3 on the road in Monaco, but a ten-second time penalty dropped him down to P7 at the end of the race - Photo: Race Pictures
Red Bull and Ford have built the best engine and are not allowed to update it under the ADUO guidelines, GPblog can confirm.
Ferrari and even
Mercedes are allowed to do so, as the FIA has provisionally informed all teams, while
Honda and Audi may also work on their current engine.
If an engine is 2% or more behind the best engine on the grid, the FIA grants Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) to that manufacturer. They can then implement an update in the current season (2026) and in the following season (2027). Manufacturers that are 4% or more behind may bring two updates in each of those two seasons.