Get involved #IfIwereJensonpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Richard: I'd get the deckchair out next to the swimming pool!
Aimi Goodlass: I'd try to get the car in the swimming pool like in the simulator!
Summary
Vettel fastest, Stroll crashes, Palmer breaks down
Hamilton only eighth as Mercedes choose not to push
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Get involved #IfIwereJensonpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
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Several drivers are out on the track now and Romain Grosjean is the early pacesetter. He's done a 1:16.741 on super-softs.
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Second practice is under way!
Sebastian Vettel is in no rush to head out. He's gone for a wander down to the Red Bull garage to catch up with some old friends.
Get involved #ifIwereJensonpublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Lost Droids: If I were Jenson I'd leave a kipper under the seat ready for when Alonso returns.
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Get involved #IfwereJensonpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Chris Marsh: If I were Jenson I would be using Alonso's catchphrases over team radio. "Fastest in the corners. GP2 Engine"
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End of twitter postGet involved #ifIwereJensonpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Jenson's here for one race and one race only. If I were him, I'd be getting up to all sorts of japes and tomfoolery.
If you were in Button's shoes, what antics would you get up to knowing that you don't have to face the repercussions in future race weekends? Fill Daniel Ricciardo's race boots with champagne (although, he does that anyway)? Switch Lewis Hamilton's playlist songs to the Sound of Music soundtrack?
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Now that's a hatpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Dedication.
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BBC Radio 5 live sports extraSecond practice is up at 13:00 BST when we should get the mix of qualifying sims and long runs. You can listen to commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and online.
Jack Nicholls looks absolutely delighted to be stuck in a small room with Andrew Benson...
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Clouds gathering over Monacopublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
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'Mercedes have the edge'published at 12:40 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in MonacoMercedes appear to have a small edge on Ferrari at this early stage and Red Bull look to have taken a further step towards the top two teams after progress at the last race in Barcelona.
Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes led Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari by 0.196 seconds in first practice as Red Bull's Max Verstappen took third from the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton spent the first part of the session swapping fastest times with Bottas but edged clear by 0.366secs.
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Hello! Welcome along to our coverage of second practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Jenson Button's McLaren return for this race has dominated the headlines in recent days and the Briton did a solid job in his first time inside a 2017 car. He finished with the 14th quickest time, with the only issue he had the placement of the steering wheel buttons - he accidentally put his car in neutral at one point. A minor niggle.
Otherwise it was a familiar name at the top of the timesheet as Lewis Hamilton, going for his third win in Monaco, finished quickest. More of the same this afternoon?
Image source, ReutersSo far, so goodpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Made it round the first corner? Check.
Car didn't break down? Check.
Didn't roll into a pool? Check
Pressed all the right buttons? Nope.
Three out of four ain't bad, Jenson.
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Right, time for us to take a breather, maybe even enjoy the sun for a bit. We're back with build up to second practice at 12:30 BST.
If you have a bit of spare time, have a crack at our Jenson Button in Monaco quiz here. It's got pictures of Austin Powers and all sorts.
Postpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Meanwhile, a solid return for Jenson Button. The Briton's first experience of a 2017 F1 car sees him go 14th quickest for McLaren. Decent.
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Lewis Hamilton finished two tenths quicker than Sebastian Vettel with Max Verstappen just three-and-a-half-tenths of a second off the pace. Close between three different teams.
FP1 resultpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
1) Hamilton 2) Vettel 3) Verstappen 4) Bottas 5) Ricciardo 6) Kvyat 7) Raikkonen 8) Perez 9) Sainz 10) Ocon
11) Massa 12) Vandoorne 13) Magnussen 14) Button 15) Grosjean 16) Stroll 17) Palmer 18) Wehrlein 19) Hulkenberg 20) Ericsson
Chequered flagpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 25 May 2017
Lewis Hamilton finishes fastest in first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.