Formula 1 fever to hit Monaco this weekend

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - The fifth Grand Prix of this season in Formula 1 will be held in Monaco over the weekend.

The race will be run over 78 laps at the Monaco Circuit, whose length is 3.3 kilometers (2 miles).

The qualifying round will be held at 1300GMT on Saturday, and the race will start at 1300GMT on Sunday.

British driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes claimed three wins, followed by Dutch driver Max Verstappen from Red Bull-Honda with one victory ahead of Monaco Grand Prix.

- 2021's top 5 drivers, constructors

- Driver standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 94 points

2. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 80

3. Valtteri Bottas (Finland): 47

4. Lando Norris (Great Britain): 41

5. Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 40

- Constructor standings:

1. Mercedes: 141

2. Red Bull: 112

3. McLaren Mercedes: 65

4. Ferrari: 60

5. Alpine: 15