2019 Formula 1 season, Round 6
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
Sunday 26 May 2019
Sebastian Vettel will hope that Round 6 of the 2019 Formula 1 season, the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday 26 May, brings an improved showing from both him and Ferrari.
The four-time Drivers’ Championship winner has yet to claim a race victory this season and could only manage a fourth-place finish at the Spanish GP earlier in the month. This has seen Vettel drop down to fourth on the standings, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen now two points ahead of him.
Vettel and Ferrari have simply been unable to get anywhere near the pace of Mercedes, with their drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas streaking away in a two-horse race for the Drivers’ title.
In fact, fighting for third against Verstappen now seems a more realistic target for Vettel, who will also need to ensure that he remains ahead of his ambitious teammate Charles Leclerc, who often shows superior race pace on Sundays.
Vettel has won twice at the Monaco circuit, once with Ferrari in 2017 and his maiden victory on the street circuit came with Red Bull in 2011. That triumph for the Scuderia two years ago was Ferrari’s only Monaco triumph in the last 17 editions of the famous race.
2019 F1 season – Drivers’ Championship, top three
1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 112 points
2 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 105 points
3 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 66 points
2019 F1 season – Constructors’ Championship, top three
1 – Mercedes – 217 points
2 – Ferrari – 121
3 – Red Bull Racing-Honda – 87
Monaco Grand Prix details
First held: 1929
Number of times held: 76
Most wins (driver): Ayrton Senna, 6
Most wins (constructor): McLaren, 15
Circuit length: 3.337km
Race length: 260.286km
Number of laps: 78
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Last five Monaco Grand Prix winners
2018 – Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
2017 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
2016 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2015 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
2014 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
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