Summary

  • Hamilton holds on to win against Verstappen

  • Hamilton convinced he would lose lead as Verstappen beared down

  • Leclerc out after puncture trying fight up field

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

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  2. Lap 7/78

    Grosjean doing a great job of holding off the Charles Leclerc attack, but for how long?

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  3. Lap 7/78

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  4. Lap 6/78

    Leclerc is likely to provide our excitement in the opening laps. He started 15th and is 13th and is all over Romain Grosjean in 12th.

  5. Get Involved

    #bbcf1

    RantingMrP: Very slight twitch and forward movement by Hamilton just as the third light went on...he was on the trigger!

    SL: Good start for Lewis, Bottas just held off Max. Good stuff

  6. 'No pace'

    Lap 4/78

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Ricciardo has no pace at all in fifth, the Renault is not a front running car but he's up in fifth because of Leclerc's horror slow in qualifying, and has pressure from Kevin Magnussen behind.

  7. Lap 3/78

    Hamilton with a second advantage already and just sends in the fastest lap with a 1:16.720. The first four are well clear of Daniel Ricciardo in fifth.

  8. Lap 3/78

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Charles Leclerc is making moves, he's already up to 13th, passing Lando Norris.

    The local boy is working hard to move up quickly.

  9. Lap 3/78

    1. Hamilton
    2. Bottas
    3. Verstappen
    4. Vettel
    5. Ricciardo
    6. Magnussen
    7. Gasly
    8. Sainz
    9. Kvyat
    10. Albon

  10. Lap 2/78

    Raikkonen has dropped three places from 14th to 17th after that incident.

  11. Kimi Raikkonen bashes into one of the Racing Points, not a heavy contact, but not the ideal way to start his race number 300.

  12. Bottas makes a poor start but holds off an attack from Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton gets away cleanly. Daniel Ricciardo gets the jump on Kevin Magnussen to go up to fifth.

  13. Go! Go! Go!

    YachtGetty Images

  14. Formation lap under way.

  15. The risk of rain in this session has just jumped up to 90%, according to F1. You know what, this could be the race of the season. Let's hope so.

  16. Chance of rain?

    Pete Bonnington, is already on the radio to Lewis Hamilton, saying it looks like there's some rain around that could push them onto a wet or inter tyre...

    Ooooohhhh.

  17. Today's grid

    A reminder of how they start....

    Monaco.

  18. Off to work

    Guess the driver. Answer after the race. #bbcf1

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  19. Excited?

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    It's one of the most glamorous events in sport. Even just hearing the likes of Liam Cunningham, just now it's exciting and bonkers to try and drive Formula 1 cars around here - if this was a new event it would be considered too dangerous and it's brilliant.

  20. How Hamilton got pole

    Lewis Hamilton has 76 wins to his name. He starts the favourite today after a blistering lap in qualifying, which you can watch again below.

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