Kimi Antonelli secures Monaco Grand Prix win ahead of Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton joked that Kimi Antonelli is catching his record Formula 1 win tally after watching the the Italian teen claim a fifth straight victory at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli has taken his fifth consecutive victory after a dominant drive at the Monaco Grand Prix, despite being hampered by a red flag in the closing stages.

A chaotic, stop-start Monaco Grand Prix ended with the hugely impressive Kimi Antonelli extending his lead in the drivers’ championship to a whopping 66 points.

Italian is 19 and has won five races in a row Lewis Hamilton second; Verstappen retires at start Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes with a dominant drive from pole to flag, becoming at 19 the youngest victor on the streets of Monte Carlo, in only his second F1 race at the circuit. In a dramatic close to the race he held his nerve through two restarts under immense pressure. The Italian delivered a consummate exhibition to take victory from Lewis Hamilton in second and the Red Bull of Isack Hadjar in third, though neither really challenged the Mercedes. However, Antonelli had to weather nervelessly the tense final moments of a safety-car restart and then a full standing start after a red flag because the track itself was breaking up at the final corner. Continue reading...

Kimi Antonelli overcame the drama of a Monaco Grand Prix that descended into late chaos to claim his fifth successive Formula 1 win, as Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll's late crashes at Antony Noghes preceded a red flag and a closing eight-lap shootout. A processional affair was soon blown open in the final quarter of the race when Stroll hit the wall at Antony Noghes, prompting the emergence ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli wins the Monaco Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic ending that featured two safety cars and a red flag.

Kimi Antonelli wins the Monaco Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic ending that featured two safety cars and a red flag.

Mercedes phenom Kimi Antonelli holds off Lewis Hamilton to win the Monaco Grand Prix

Antonelli has won five straight races in 2026.

Kimi Antonelli stretched his winning run to five races by overcoming a late-race restart to see off Lewis Hamilton for a supreme Monaco Grand Prix victory amid wild late scenes at F1's most-famous race.