F1 Social Stint | Leclerc looks back on disappointing Monaco GP

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26 May 2021 at 13:53
Last update 26 May 2021 at 13:53
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It's time for all the pomp and circumstance of the Monaco Grand Prix. GPblog's F1 Social Stint will show you what the drivers and teams are doing around this Grand Prix.

Leclerc looks back on disappointing Monaco GP

Charles Leclerc is still disappointed that he was unable to start from pole position at Monaco, but has taken to Twitter to say he is very sporty and happy with team-mate Carlos Sainz's good result.

Verstappen meets his 'half FUT team' after winning Monaco

Max Verstappen won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, and was congratulated by two famous football stars. Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint Germain and Barcelona respectively, came to congratulate the Red Bull driver. Verstappen jokingly says that he was congratulated by half of his FUT team (FUT is FIFA Ultimate Team, a game mode of the popular football game FIFA, where you can create your own team).

 
 
 
 
 
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Did Perez hit the wall, or is this just perfection?

In Monaco, you always drive on the limit. You want to be as close to the wall as possible. If you are too far from the wall you lose time, but if you are too close it can be the end of the session. Sergio Perez was particularly close to the barrier on Thursday. Watch the footage a few times and ask yourself: Did Perez hit the wall or not?

Mission failed

Sebastian Vettel is a driver who is in for a joke and recently he was asked to tell a joke. He didn't have one ready then. Today at the press conference he did and he seized the moment to share that joke. Without success, however, because the joke did not really come across. Mission failed for the German, check the fragment below.

Norris ends up in F1 game during negotiations with McLaren

A nice video from McLaren, in which you see the so-called contract negotiations from the perspective of Lando Norris, but in the form of a game. The Formula 1 game from Codemasters (now EA) was not as advanced as this footage in recent years. That would be something....

Rich Energy looks forward to working with NENT Group

Williams Storey, the CEO of Rich Energy, has once again made himself heard. He also jumps on the news that NENT Group has bought the Formula 1 rights in the Netherlands. Storey says on Twitter that he is looking forward to working with NENT. Storey keeps hinting at a return to F1, but for now, an announcement on this remains to be made.