Djokovic takes a medical timeout for toe blister in a victory over Moutet
The 38-year-old, 24-time major champion suffered a toe injury that complicated his otherwise trouble-free victory over Frenchman Corentin Moutet.
The 38-year-old, 24-time major champion suffered a toe injury that complicated his otherwise trouble-free victory over Frenchman Corentin Moutet.
Pole position always equates to chequered flags on roads so narrow you’d be lucky to overtake on a motorbike, and there ain’t nothing F1 can do about it.
Oscar Piastri was third at the Monaco Grand Prix after rule changes designed to shake up the conga line of cars that traditionally snake the street circuit failed to change the tradition of grid positions determining the final result.
Australia’s championship leader will start from the second row and have to rely on drama ahead of him if he is to win at the inconic but infamously uneventful marquee circuit.
In an exclusive interview before the Monaco Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri says, ‘I’m not here to prove how tough I am. I’m just here to drive race cars and win … I’m tough enough.’
While rivals warn the leader of the world drivers’ championship that he is under the gun, the young Australian says he is ready to cash in at Monte Carlo.
Charles Leclerc’s nickname is Il Destinato. The Destined. His hometown victory for Ferrari last year was celebrated from the rooftops of Fort Antoine to the Monaco Courthouse. And yet there’s more chance of the casino going broke than Leclerc defending his crown on Sunday.
Oscar Piastri’s team has a legendary history in Monaco. It’s where Ayrton Senna produced the greatest of all laps in which he claimed he could see God.
Oscar Piastri is in an interesting position. A work in progress who just so happens to be working on his progression while leading the Formula One drivers’ championship.
Oscar Piastri is moving from the deep disappointment of his third place at Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to the showpiece event on the Formula One calendar. There’s no question Verstappen’s raw aggression shook up the young Australian.
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