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2026 FIA Formula One World Championship
2026 Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Sunday, 7 June 2026
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton is hoping his best result of the season will act as a springboard for the team to challenge for honours at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, June 7.
The Brit started fifth on the grid at the Canadian Grand Prix and improved to fourth on the opening lap after McLaren's Oscar Piastri was sluggish off the line.
Hamilton then benefitted from Mercedes' George Russell retiring on lap 30 to come into contention for a podium finish and he overtook Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen on Lap 62 to claim P2.
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It was the 41-year-old's second podium of 2026 after his P3 at the Chinese Grand Prix and he trails Prancing Horse team-mate Charles Leclerc by just three points in the Drivers' standing in fourth place.
Hamilton has only won the race in Monte Carlo three times (2008, 2016, 2019), but he believes the street circuit favours car performance over power, where Mercedes has a clear advantage.
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"That's the one track that power is not king. I think that's definitely car performance. I think our car could be really strong there," Hamilton said.
"I'm really going to focus on making sure I arrive with the same energy as I had this weekend, really study hard with the engineers to make sure we position the car in the right place from Practice 1.
"And, yeah, if you take away the power deficit, we're in the fight with these guys. But unfortunately that's not the way it is today. And I think in the moment I'm like, 'I need more power somehow' because I'm able to hold on or keep up with them through the corners and I can't push the pedal any further.
"And you see them just eking out the straight and you catch them back in the brakes, they eke it out in the straight. It's really hard. Even when you get the overtake, you get within a second, they still pull away.
"So that's how much grunt that they have, and we're massively down. But I really hope with this new rule that enables us to try to improve some performance, so we can get back in the fight with them. But Monaco should be fun."
2026 Canadian Grand Prix results:
Winner: Kimi Antonelli - Mercedes
Second Place: Lewis Hamilton - Ferrari
Third Place: Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing
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