Monaco Grand Prix 2026 F1 Main Race: Teen Star Kimi Antonelli Registers Fifth Straight Win
Kimi Antonelli is writing his place in Formula 1 history at record speed. “You’re catching me up,” Lewis Hamilton, who has the most wins in history with 105, told Antonelli after the 19-year-old Italian beat him in a bizarre and much-delayed Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. Antonelli replaced Hamilton at Mercedes last year, and only won his first race in March. He now has five wins in a row and a vast lead of 66 points over Hamilton, who was second Sunday. “He’s only 19, so just imagine what the future holds for him, but I’m going to do my best to try and chase him down for the rest of the year,” Hamilton said. “It’s a real privilege to witness it.” Antonelli said he needed to find his focus again but stayed cool when the race was stopped and briefly seemed set to be abandoned before a restart. All that on a tight, twisty circuit threaded between metal barriers where any slip brings a crash.
Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, of Italy, celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, reacts on the podium after taking second place during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar, of France, celebrates on the podium his third place during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Philippe Magoni
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Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, left, of Italy, celebrates on the podium with his team principal Toto Wolff after winning the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, right, of Italy, talks with Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, during a press conference at the end of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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France's Isack Hadjar steers his Red Bull during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Philippe Magoni
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Kim Kardashian, right, attends wth former snowboarder Shaun White during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP
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Italy's Andrea Kimi Antonelli steers his Mercedes during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Khloe Kardashian, right, attends during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP
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People watch during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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New Zealand's Liam Lawson steers his Racing Bull during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson arrive at the starting grid prior to the start of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Britain's Lewis Hamilton steers his Ferrari during the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Actor Neal McDonough, right, arrives for the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack. | Photo: AP/Philippe Magoni