A Formula 1TM victory, an Olympic flame, national teams celebrating success: sport’s most memorable images dominate our news. But when ministers gather in Monaco on Wednesday 4 November, their attention will turn to a responsibility that begins long before an athlete reaches the podium.
Charles Leclerc had early on seized the lead. And Lewis Hamilton on pole eventually finished less than a second from victory. Yet Ferrari left Mexico without the winner’s trophy, after an afternoon that turned scarlet promise into frustration. For Monaco’s ace, fourth place told only part of the story.



