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Russell: Ferrari hype justified – ‘clearly the team to beat’
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05/06/2026 at 18:5205/06/2026 at 19:19 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. George Russell says that Ferrari’s strong pace on Friday’s opening day of running at the Monaco Grand Prix effectively confirmed what many had already begun to suspect: the Italian outfit will be the team to beat this weekend in the Principality. After a day in which Ferrari topped the timesheets, with Charles Leclerc leading Lewis Hamilton in FP1 and the Briton edging his teammate in the afternoon, Russell painted a picture of a team operating with a natural advantage around the Principality’s tight, technical layout. Mercedes had gone into the weekend among those pointing...
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