A nightmare of a 2026 F1 season for Max Verstappen got even worse on Sunday in Monaco. The driver who came into the race seventh in the driver’s championship standings was in the front row behind Kimi Antonelli, with maybe some hope to come out with a victory.
But when the lights went out, his car barely moved at the start. He eventually got going soon after that, but then he brought the Red Bull car into the garage and retired it for the rest of the race. That would be a DNF for the former world champion, giving him zero points.
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 06: Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian look on above the Scuderia Ferrari garage in the Pitlane during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on June 06, 2026 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 06: Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian look on above the Scuderia Ferrari garage in the Pitlane during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on June 06, 2026 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
(Mark Thompson, Getty Images)
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
US reality TV personality Kim Kardashian attends the qualifying session at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, ahead of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, on June 6, 2026.
(JAKUB PORZYCKI, POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
US reality TV personality Kim Kardashian attends the qualifying session at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, ahead of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, on June 6, 2026.
(JAKUB PORZYCKI, POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 06: Kim Kardashian looks on above the Scuderia Ferrari garage in the Pitlane during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on June 06, 2026 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
(Mark Thompson, Getty Images)
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 06: Kim Kardashian looks on above the Scuderia Ferrari garage in the Pitlane during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on June 06, 2026 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
(Mark Thompson, Getty Images)
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 06: Khloe and Kim Kardashian look on during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on June 06, 2026 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
(Joe Portlock, Getty Images)
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 06: Khloe and Kim Kardashian look on during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on June 06, 2026 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
(Joe Portlock, Getty Images)
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See Kim Kardashian root on Lewis Hamilton in Monaco F1
US reality TV personality Kim Kardashian (up C) watches as Ferrari’s British driver Lewis Hamilton prepares to leave the garage to compete in the qualifying session at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, ahead of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, on June 6, 2026.
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What an absolute disaster for him and the Red Bull team.
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What happened to Max Verstappen at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix?
No official word yet, but we’ll update you here when we know more — was it a faulty part like a bad power unit? Stay tuned.
UPDATE: Verstappen said he couldn’t go full throttle with the car so he brought it back in.
Max Verstappen’s reaction to his F1 Monaco start was priceless
“Yep, nice completely [expletive] guys. What the [expletive] man?!”
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Why Max Verstappen is out at F1 Monaco 2026 for first lap DNF