The factors for and against a Red Bull upset in F1’s Monaco GP

OPINION: Red Bull has made the perfect start to the 2023 Formula 1 season, even surpassing the level of dominance it enjoyed a decade ago. But now it heads to a track where, thanks to Monaco’s tricky layout, that flawless run is uniquely imperilled

Formula 1 returns this weekend after its shock post-Miami hiatus following the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The cars and paddock facilities were extracted from the sodden Imola circuit in the days following that event's cancellation, as the Santerno river's frothing, muddy, maximum height finally subsided.

There will be time to reflect on the situation and chances to ask what more can be done to help the region of north-eastern Italy as this weekend's Monaco event gets underway. Before too long, attention will turn to the first on-track F1 action in three weeks.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.