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Ultra-softs all the way as Kimi Raikkonen clocks the first time in Q1, a 1:14.296.
Summary
Hamilton qualifies 14th as Raikkonen takes first pole for nine years
Hamilton out in Q2 after cars struggles and Vandoorne crash
Vettel 2nd, Bottas 3rd, Button 9th but will start last
Button handed 15-place grid penalty
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Go! Go! Go!published at 13:01 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Image source, AFPWe're up and running with the first part of qualifying and there's no hanging about, 11 drivers are already on the track.
Postpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
My word it is a veritable who's who of the celebrity world in Monaco. Ant and Dec are also in town.
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Just minutes to go until qualifying gets under way.
You can listen to commentary online now and on BBC Radio 5 live imminently.
Postpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Here's a happy Jose Mourinho...
Image source, Getty Images... here's a not-so-happy Mourinho.
Image source, Getty ImagesSeriously, how can you not smile in the presence of the most happy person in sport?
Postpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in MonacoAt McLaren, there are hopes of getting both cars into the top 10. The team have been working on the problems Stoffel Vandoorne has been having this season, adding some rear downforce to the car and adjusting aspects of the set-up to help him with his ultra-late-braking style, which has been harming him so far. Obviously Fernando Alonso is not here as a benchmark, but the simulations say he can qualify eighth and Jenson Button 10th. Notwithstanding Button’s 15-place grid penalty for using too many engine parts, that would be a decent result for the team if the drivers can pull it off, and further confirmation progress is being made after Alonso’s seventh on the grid in Spain a fortnight ago.
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Image source, Getty ImagesIf Lewis Hamilton takes pole position today it will be the 65th of his career, equaling Ayrton Senna's record.
Thirty years since...published at 12:45 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna's first win in Monaco. He went on to triumph in the principality a further five times. No-one has won the race more than the Brazilian.
A statue of Senna is due to be unveiled at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco.
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Image source, Getty ImagesPredict the top threepublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Image source, .There's still time for you to predict your top three for qualifying. Head here to do just that.
Mourinho in Monacopublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is in town. He's had lunch with Christian Horner and says he is a "huge" fan of Formula 1, although confesses he isn't an expert about it.
Follow the Indy 500 on the BBC websitepublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
We'll be doing live text commentary on the Indy 500 straight after the Monaco Grand Prix tomorrow. A full day of motorsport-based goodness.
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A £10 burger in Indianapolis or a £110 lobster meal in Monaco? We've compared some of the stats for the Indy 500 and the Monaco GP. Keep an eye out on more of these over the course of the weekend.
Vettel a 'dead cert'?published at 12:36 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in MonacoThe sky is an untainted pastel blue, the boats are glistening in the harbour and the beautiful people are out in force. In the paddock, though, behind the white-fence walls, the talk is all about Ferrari and the remarkable pace they are showing. Sebastian Vettel is a dead cert for the win, people are already saying, and is a trend beginning to emerge at Mercedes? Monaco qualifying, one of the highlights of the season, is just around the corner.
Bad times for Buttonpublished at 12:34 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Image source, Getty ImagesDoesn't matter what Jenson Button does in qualifying because he will be starting from the back of the grid in tomorrow's race. He was hit by a 15-place grid penalty after an engine change.
Stoffel Vandoorne also has a grid penalty to be applied. He will drop three places from wherever he qualifies after being punished for colliding with Felipe Massa’s Williams in Spain.
Alonsomania in Americapublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Image source, Rex FeaturesStruggling at the back of the grid will seem like a world away for Fernando Alonso, who makes his Indy 500 debut tomorrow.
America has well and truly taken to the two-time F1 world champion.
You can read some words I wrote about his impact here.
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We can confirm it is glorious in Monaco, Kayleigh (sorry!).
Get involved #bbcf1published at 12:28 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Kayleigh: Of course it's raining. Why am I not in glorious Monaco?!
Rosberg loving life post-F1published at 12:27 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Media caption, I do not miss F1 - Rosberg
Earlier, Nico Rosberg popped out of his Monaco home to catch up with some old friends and have a chat with Tom Clarkson.
Rosberg talks about life as a retired F1 world champion, his predictions for this season and whether his Mercedes replacement Valtteri Bottas can challenge for the title.
Watch the interview above.