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Mercedes driver George Russell, of Britain, walks through the paddock at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix auto race in Montreal, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (Graham Hughes\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

It\u2019s Kimi Antonelli\u2019s Formula 1<\/a> title \u201cto lose\u201d, or so his Mercedes teammate George Russell says. At the Monaco Grand Prix this week, for once they might both lose.<\/p>

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The 19-year-old Antonelli has won four races in a row for a vast 43-point lead and, between him and Russell, Mercedes has won every Grand Prix this year. Ferrari and hometown hero Charles Leclerc<\/a> will aim to end that streak this week.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Grand Prix<\/a> spiced up the title race as Russell and Antonelli battled wheel-to-wheel for lap after lap, only for an engine failure on Russell\u2019s car to spoil the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got such a buffer, it feels like you can only keep it, or you can lose it. And I think it\u2019s his to lose,\u201d Russell said Thursday. \u201cSo, my mindset is to enjoy every single race, try and win every single race. I just need to continue being the guy who\u2019s coming out on top, even if he\u2019s the one at the moment who\u2019s getting the results.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mercedes has had the car to beat all year but it might be Ferrari in front in Monaco. Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton’s<\/a> cars have a smaller turbocharger which might give them a quicker kick of power out of the many slow corners.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there\u2019s one track I would bet on us, it\u2019s probably Monaco,\u201d said Leclerc, who\u2019s fresh off signing a new contract<\/a> at Ferrari.<\/p>\n

Monaco\u2019s tight and twisty streets create a race unlike any other. Three-time champion Nelson Piquet likened it to riding a bicycle around your living room.<\/p>\n

This year, it feels almost like a different class of racing altogether.<\/p>\n

For the first time, there\u2019s a de-facto speed limiter reducing electrical power when the car is going over 200 kmh (124 mph) on safety grounds, and the new-for-2026 moving aerodynamic parts for straight-line speed won\u2019t be used in Monaco. Essentially, the track is being treated like one big corner.<\/p>

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Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren have put miniature \u201cwinglets\u201d on their cars for extra downforce instead of the components that would usually move the wings.<\/p>\n

Monaco races tend to be processions, but qualifying is tense and often spectacular, all the more so because grid position is extra important when overtaking in Sunday\u2019s race is near-impossible.<\/p>\n

With Cadillac on the grid for 2026, there will be two more cars on track for a total of 22. That could make qualifying more of a lottery, especially the extra-crowded first session.<\/p>\n

Old-school glamor and modern glitz collided Thursday night as F1 used a swarm of 3,000 drones over Monaco\u2019s port to announce a 10-year contract extension<\/a> for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Monaco pioneered the mix of casinos, celebrity and street racing that fuel Las Vegas\u2019 F1 project. Since its 2023 debut following F1\u2019s boom in the United States, Las Vegas has become a contender to surpass Monaco as the standout social event on the calendar.<\/p>\n

F1 president Stefano Domenicali called Las Vegas the \u201cpremier destination for great racing, world-class entertainment, global business leaders, A-list celebrities and influencers\u201d on Thursday. It was a description that until recently only applied to Monaco.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas was the first race F1 promoted in-house, in effect a big bet on the U.S. market and one that so far seems to be paying off.<\/p>

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AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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