2026 Monaco GP Preview | Could Ferrari ACTUALLY win Monaco?
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What are the chances of Ferrari winning the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix?
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Hello and a very well welcome to the Late Breaking F One podcast presented by Sam Sage and me, Ben Hawking, for a preview. For a preview of the twenty twenty six Monaco Grand Prix. Uh Sam, we're starting to get back into some serious F one action. The European season starts properly now. We're gonna have these races thick and fast sooner rather than later.
Your European Europe I can speak.
Oh you didn't do your then do your uh yeah, your warm ups.
I was gonna say your European season starts right here in the way that um Derwin does it on the X factor. absolutely conked it that quickly. It's good. Okay. It's really we had that whole chat about build up and getting it together. And I literally did what we sang about. Hilarious. Anyway, hello. It's Monaco week. It's the most iconic week in Formula One. Let's see how good it could be with these new regulations. Let's see if we could turn over a new leaf and have a bit of fun this week.
Uh, and a bit of fun on this podcast as well. We're gonna be playing true or false Monaco GP edition later on in the show.
Oh, good. So you've set me up with a logo fifty fifties where famously I am the worst in the world at getting fifty fifties.
I've got faith in you today. Don't know why. Got faith in you. I reckon you I reckon you got it. Um, we've got under pressure submissions, bold predictions, our poll one, two, three predictions as well, uh, and everything to do with the Monaco GP, of course, because from Montreal we go to Monaco for round six of the twenty twenty six season, uh, with teams set for one of the most unique challenges of the year, as well as the obvious glitz and glamour of the Principality. Monaco is a place steeped in F1 heritage, with the race going back nearly a hundred. hundred years at this point, uh, and was the second ever race in the history of the F One Championship back in nineteen fifty. The track though has remained relatively unchanged over the years and presents itself as a test for the car's low and medium speed cornering.
It also presents itself as a test for overtaking, which means qualifying is often pretty essential. Um we've had a few wet Monaco Grand Prix in recent years. This ain't gonna be one of them. Uh the current forecast is beautiful sunshine, about 26 degrees. That's 79 Fahrenheit for our American friends. Mercedes have won all five races so far this year, with Antonelli having won four in a row, but they don't come into this race as favorites, according to the bookmakers. Instead, that privilege goes to Ferrari. So um before Sam, we get into maybe some of the chat about Leclerc and whether he can win on home soil or Hamilton claiming his first ever win, a proper race win for Ferrari. In terms of the car itself, do you think Ferrari do have a car that can win here?
Firstly, I'm really glad that it is going to be a dry race. Uh in previous years at Morico, I will have pleaded for a bigger rain or something to mix up the race so we get something different. It's the new regulations. The cars are leary. You've seen how often we've seen mistakes happen. Um, the race we've just had, of course, had so many DNFs, lockups, spins, you know, moments that you wouldn't have expected normally. Monaco is terrifying. The walls are so close. There's no runoff almost anywhere around this racetrack. And I think that a dry challenge in these new cars where they're able to push could be really fascinating. So really exciting to see what. what is going to be done in the dry weather here at Monaco.
Equally The cars as you mentioned are so important, it's unique in the sense that maybe Ferrari Could actually have the upper hand over someone else. And why? Because it's all about chassis and arrow here. It's all about that grip. And something that's come out most importantly in terms of the research over the first few Grand Prix is that Ferrari have a very unique way of warming up their tires, firing up their tires.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the chances of Ferrari winning the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix?
0:00–12:07
2
How do the new rule changes affect car performance at Monaco?
12:07–24:40
3
Why is Charles Leclerc’s contract extension significant for Ferrari’s future?
24:40–36:04
4
Which drivers are most likely to challenge for pole position in Monaco?
36:04–48:00
5
How might team‑specific upgrades influence the Monaco race outcome?
48:00–57:46
6
What bold predictions do the hosts have for the Monaco qualifying and race results?
57:46–1:05:11
7
What are the most surprising true/false facts about Monaco GP history?
1:05:11–1:07:24
8
How can listeners get involved with the Late Breaking F1 community and fantasy league?
1:07:24–1:08:30