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Max Verstappen’s Record-Breaking Monaco Grand Prix Triumph Ignites 2025 F1 Title Fight
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Max Verstappen heads into today’s Monaco Grand Prix determined to turn a frustrating Saturday into Sunday silverware after a low-key qualifying session exposed Red Bull’s lingering weakness in slow-speed corners – and after a high-profile impeding incident with Lewis Hamilton that ultimately cost the Ferrari driver three grid places.
Fifth on the grid, fourth at lights-out
Verstappen qualified a distant fifth, 0.742 s off pole-sitter Lando Norris, after struggling for mechanical grip in Sector 2’s tight hairpins and kerb-riding complexes. Stewards later ruled that Hamilton had blocked the Dutchman on his first Q1 flyer, issuing the Briton a three-place drop that elevates Verstappen to fourth for the race.
Red Bull’s RB21 still allergic to hairpins
The world champion was blunt in parc fermé: “It’s the weakness we have in the car… every time you ride a kerb or a cambered corner it just doesn’t grip up,” he said, adding that the Monte-Carlo layout “highlighted” the RB21’s low-speed deficit. Engineers introduced a revised rear-suspension package on Friday, but it failed to claw back enough rotation or traction out of Portier and the Mirabeau-Loews sequence.
Hamilton incident sparks radio drama
Team radio transcripts reveal Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adami wrongly told Hamilton his rival was “slow” despite Verstappen being on a push lap. Verstappen later absolved Hamilton of blame, calling it “the team’s mistake,” yet the penalty reshaped the grid and could influence tyre strategy as Ferrari are forced to attack from midfield traffic.
Two-stop rule adds twist
For the first time Monaco is running F1’s new mandatory two-stop tyre rule, making track position slightly less absolute and giving Verstappen a strategic lifeline despite starting off the front row. Red Bull aim to under-cut the McLaren and Ferrari ahead by opening their pit window early on mediums before switching to hards for a late sprint.
Championship context
Verstappen arrives in the Principality with a 14-point cushion over Norris after seven rounds, but a non-victory here could cede momentum to McLaren’s rejuvenated charge. Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan insists the team’s Barcelona upgrade package will be “more comprehensive” and aimed squarely at slow-speed recovery, yet admits “damage limitation” is the Monaco mantra.
What to watch
• Lap-one launch: Verstappen starts behind Charles Leclerc but on the cleaner racing line.
• Undercut threat: Free-air out-laps worth up to 1.5 s once the medium compound fades.
• Safety-car roulette: An average of 1.3 safety cars per Monaco race since 2015 could rescue or ruin strategies.
Bottom line
If Verstappen converts fourth into a podium, he’ll have salvaged vital championship points on hostile turf. Anything more and the reigning champion will have turned Red Bull’s slow-speed Achilles heel into yet another statement drive around Formula 1’s most unforgiving street circuit.
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