Monaco Grand Prix final practice and qualifying

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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Rosberg's in townpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Nico Rosberg would usually have pre-qualifying butterflies in his stomach about now but the retired world champion can sit back, relax and watch it all unfold today.
Nice vantage point.
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Postpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
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You can listen to qualifying on BBC Radio 5 live from 12:55 BST.
Vettel 'in a league of his own'published at 12:20 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator
I think Vettel is absolutely flying here. He is almost in a league of his own at the moment.
Postpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
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This is how Tom Clarkson's predictions looked before today and I find it hard to argue with.
There's no chance Lewis Hamilton will be eight tenths off the pace in qualifying, but has he got enough to pinch pole ahead of Sebastian Vettel?
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Postpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Yes Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll found out the hard way that one error gets punished in Monaco.
Force India face a race against time to get Ocon out for qualifying following his crash in final practice.
Daniel Ricciardo also had a brake by wire issue towards of the session that saw his Red Bull come to a halt. We're still waiting for an update on that.
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Make a mistake, get punishedpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
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Postpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Allan McNish
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst
Qualifying in Monaco - one of the highlights. Qualifying for the teams in Monaco - nerve wracking.
Get it right, stunning. Get it wrong - 15th on the grid.
Postpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Hello! Welcome to our coverage of qualifying for Monaco Grand Prix - often one of the greatest parts of a Formula 1 season.
The tight and twisty streets are uncompromising - as a couple of F1's rookies have found out so far this week - meaning if you are not at the top of your game, you get punished.
Sebastian Vettel is a man who looks on top of his game after topping final practice, 0.345s quicker than Kimi Raikkonen.
Lewis Hamilton is a man who hasn't looked on top of his game as he finished FP3 fifth quickest, eight tenths down on Vettel. Surely the gap won't be so big in qualifying, will it?
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Closest qualifying yet?published at 11:59 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
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Sebastian Vettel. No, wait. Kimi Raikkonen. No, Bottas... or maybe Verstappen... or Hamilton!
Honestly, for the first time this season, I can't say with any confidence who is going to take pole position...
Postpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Sebastian Vettel was pretty much flawless in final practice as he finished the session 0.345s quicker than Kimi Raikkonen and eight tenths quicker than Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari are looking absolutely on it. Mercedes? Plenty of work to do.
Things are certainly set up for one of the best qualifying sessions of the season. Fancy trying to predict the top three? Have a go here.
We're back at 12:00 BST for build up to qualifying (13:00 BST). See you then.
FP3 - the restpublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
11) Perez 12) Button 13) Ocon 14) Massa 15) Hulkenberg 16) Grosjean 17) Stroll 18) Palmer 19) Wehrlein 20) Ericsson
FP3 - top 10published at 11:05 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
1) Vettel 2) Raikkonen 3) Bottas 4) Verstappen 5) Hamilton 6) Ricciardo 7) Sainz 8) Kvyat 9) Magnussen 10) Vandoorne
Postpublished at 11:02 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Last-minute drama for Daniel Ricciardo. He's gone off at Sainte-Devote and there's smoke/steam coming from his front wheels.
"BBW fail," he says, confirming a brake-by-wire issue.
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Chequered flagpublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Sebastian Vettel finishes fastest in final practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Postpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
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Postpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Everyone apart from Lewis Hamilton darts out of the pits for one more run.
Actually, Hamilton is heading out now. A busy track for the final couple of minutes.
Postpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Esteban Ocon climbs out of his car. He's fine but Force India now face a race against time to get his car ready for qualifying.
Replays show Ocon has clipped the barrier coming out of the Swimming Pool section, wrecking the suspension and he went over the kerb and into the wall.
The marshals struggle to detach the Force India from the barrier but eventually manage it and we're good to go again with three minutes on the clock.
Crash!published at 10:52 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
There's a Force India into the wall! Esteban Ocon has gone straight on at the exit of the Swimming Pool and the nose on his car is crumpled into nothingness.
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Postpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
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Postpublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 27 May 2017
Valtteri Bottas is into 1:12s as he nudges ahead of Max Verstappen into P3 with a 1:12.830. Lewis Hamilton remains fifth, four tenths down on his team-mate.
At the moment, Bottas is the more comfortable-looking Mercedes out there.
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