Lesser spotted smiling Kimipublished at 08:40 British Summer Time 26 May 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesEven Kimi Raikkonen is smiling.
That's the Monaco effect.
Summary
Ricciardo fastest in second practice, Hamilton 2nd, Rosberg 3rd, Verstappen 4th
Vettel & Grosjean hit barrier, Haryanto & Magnussen crash out
Hamilton fastest in first practice, after series of crashes
Lesser spotted smiling Kimipublished at 08:40 British Summer Time 26 May 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 26 May 2016
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Monaco
Image source, Getty Images“The contrast between the demeanour of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg was striking on Wednesday in Monaco. The subject of their first-lap crash in Spain was obviously item number one on the agenda and Rosberg was first up, in the official news conference. He decided to stone-wall it. It’s over, we’ve moved on, I’m not thinking about it, was his response, to repeated questioning. He would not even say whether the two of them had talked about it. Hamilton took a very different approach. Much more relaxed and open. Yes, they had talked about it, he said. Everything was fine. Respect was the key, and it was still there. We’re older and wiser than at similar times in the past. Whether it said anything about their relative states of mind ahead of this crucial weekend is a different matter, but it was fascinating nonetheless.”
Postpublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 26 May 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesHello and welcome to practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.
It's time to ramp up jealously levels to 11 because no other setting for a Formula 1 race can boast the same level of glitz and glamour as Monte Carlo.
Fancy parties and celeb spotting will be far from the minds of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, however, with both very much focused on getting back to winning ways.
It's good to talkpublished at 08:30
Image source, Rex FeaturesAll's well that ends well?
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's first-lap collision in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago threatened to reignite the tension between the two, but anyone expecting fireworks will have been disappointed.
Their reaction to the incident has all been very civil, with Hamilton this week insisting that it is "all in the past" and there's nothing but "pure respect" between the two.
But do we believe them? We shall see...