Things have been difficult to predict in the 2026 motorsport season. Mercedes being on top at the start of the new Formula 1 era hasn’t been a surprise, but Kimi Antonelli’s consistently strong challenge to team-mate George Russell was not expected by anyone other than the biggest fans of the Italian teenager.
It’s tempting to say that the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix should provide a good opportunity for local star Charles Leclerc to take a win in the high-downforce, punchy Ferrari SF-26. But with the two Mercedes going at it for the title, McLaren not far away, Lewis Hamilton beginning to enjoy his time at Maranello and Red Bull making strides towards the front, it’s tough to be too confident.
