'More risk earlier!' - Norris braces for 'tougher' Monaco with shock Sprint — SkimNews
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- The 2027 F1 calendar includes 10 Sprint weekends, four more than the 2026 season, with Monaco's street circuit added as a Sprint venue for the first time.
- Monaco's Sprint format compresses drivers' preparation from the usual three one-hour practice sessions to just a single FP1 before Sprint qualifying on Friday — a first for the Principality.
- Lando Norris told Sky Sports F1 that drivers will need to rely on prior year's data and "risk a little bit more earlier," since Monaco's narrow walls punish even small errors at the limit.
- Norris, the reigning world champion, won the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix from pole position during his title-winning campaign.
- The 24-round 2027 calendar was published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
Why it matters: Norris's warning that drivers must "risk a little bit more earlier" with only a single 60-minute practice session tightens Monaco's already punishing margins, where the street circuit's narrow walls leave no room for setup errors and qualifying is already the weekend's defining challenge.
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