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Three times Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet once famously likened driving around Monaco to riding around your living room on a bicycle.

Okay, so some people’s living rooms are larger than others.

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Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin created history for Aprilia Racing in front of a jubilant home crowd, a 1-2 finish also meaning a first win on home soil for the Italian manufacturer.

“This is a dream that I’ve been having since I was a kid” – Bezzecchi

Mercedes has been on fire this season.

Five poles and five wins from five races shows that the famous German manufacturer have been the team to beat at the start of this season.

So far, they have only missed out on the

Kimi Antonelli became the first driver in F1 history to win his first four consecutive grands prix after benefitting from the retirement of George Russell.

“First of all, massive commiserations to George. I feel very sorry for him as he was leading the race and was super strong,” said Antonelli on the Mercedes press release.

George Russell came out on top of a dramatic Canadian GP Sprint race to win from Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli.

In a race that seemed destined for a Mercedes 1-2 early on, an exuberant Antonelli made an error in trying to pas his teammate on lap 3, clattering over the grass and losing position.