Max Verstappen has stated F1 cars can only just pull off manoeuvres on Formula 2 cars around Monaco, as he pointed to a lack of overtaking opportunities.
A significant pace gap exists between the two categories, with pole position at Monaco being roughly 11 seconds faster for F1.
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McLaren junior causes huge multi-car pile-up in Monaco F2 feature
F2 championship leader and McLaren junior driver Alex Dunne caused a huge multi-car pile-up at the start of the feature race.
From pole position, Dunne got a poor launch and was beaten by Victor Martins from P2, with Martins having the racing line approaching Sainte Devote.
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2025 F1 Monaco Grand Prix - results
Lando Norris converted pole position into victory in the Monaco Grand Prix, as home hero Charles Leclerc had to settle for second.
Leclerc crossed the line just a few tenths adrift of Norris, whilst championship leader Oscar Piastri completed the top three. Less than 1.5s split the lead trio.
2025 Monaco Grand Prix - F2 Feature Race results
Jak Crawford emerged victorious from a twice red-flagged Monaco F2 feature race, featuring a huge Turn 1 pile-up.
At lights out, pole-sitter Alex Dunne was beaten off the line by P2's Victor Martins, with Dunne sweeping Martins into the Sainte Devote barrier, causing a huge pile-up involving nearly half the field.
George Russell receives severe penalty after Alex Albon incident
George Russell has been handed a drive-through penalty by FIA stewards for overtaking Alex Albon off-track, on purpose.
Russell, from 14th on the grid spent the entire race tucked up behind Carlos Sainz's Williams, who was driving slowly to allow team-mate Alex Albon to complete his two stops mandated by the rules.
READ MORE: George Russell receives severe penalty after Alex Albon incident
Lewis Hamilton left baffled by Ferrari radio call
Lewis Hamilton has voiced confusion over a radio call delivered to him during the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton was running in seventh place in the early stages of the race after being handed a three-place grid penalty after impeding Max Verstappen during qualifying.
READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton left baffled by Ferrari radio call
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