Russell out-braked himself which meant he went from first to third in the space of one corner.
Fernando Alonso has predicted Lance Stroll will become the leader of Aston Martin after the Spaniard leaves the cockpit.
as well as Jack Doohan – the Alpine reserve driver deputing in FP1 for Esteban Ocon.
We had a lot of good meetings at the factory and discussions where I feel like there’s a bit more focus on that now.
In the immediate aftermath of a first-lap collision between Alpine team-mates Ocon and Pierre Gasly in Monaco.
And Mercedes continued to flex their muscles as Russell delivered a 1:12.
Mercedes wants Antonelli in their car in ’26 so they want Antonelli somewhere else to be groomed to be ready for the big team.