Summary

  • Leclerc quickest in second practice, Sainz 2nd, Verstappen 4th, Hamilton 12th

  • Ricciardo crashes

  • Leclerc fastest in first practice, Perez 2nd

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Russell is 0.155 seconds off the pace of leader Lando Norris. Both cars are on the medium compound.

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  2. Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    The Ferrari boys are going out. Set-up change complete. Yellow-banded medium tyres are on.

  3. A change at the top. The Alpha Tauri of Pierre Gasly, who finished 14th at the Spanish Grand Prix, splits the two McLarens with a 1:15.150.

  4. Lando Norris' is returning to full fitness after his week of illness as the 22-year-old's McLaren banks the quickest lap so far with a 1:15.056 on the medium tyres.

    The momentum is with the papaya brigade - team-mate Daniel Ricciardo slots into second, 0.185 seconds behind Norris.

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  6. With Saturday qualifying such a crucial factor at the Monaco Grand Prix, the radio messages are sounding a lot more frantic than a normal Friday practice session.

    Over at Alfa Romeo, Valtteri Bottas can have another coffee because his car is being worked on by the mechanics after the Finn's opening two laps.

  7. Another driver who is not feeling the delights of historic Monaco this afternoon is Lance Stroll. He tells Aston Martin that he has no front grip and he needs to box.

  8. Lewis Hamilton is back on the radio and has an update for the Mercedes pit wall in regards to to the porpoising.

    "Yeah, the bounce is crazy, mate," says Hamilton.

    Race engineer Pete Bonnington tries to give Hamilton some instructions as a quick fix but is the bouncing going to haunt the two Silver Arrows drivers all weekend?

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  10. Weather watch

    The wet stuff is threatening to make an appearance on Sunday. Pac-a-macs and brollies for those super yacht passengers.

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  11. Plenty of fans enjoying the warm weather in the grandstands. A giant Ferrari flag is making its way to the lower row of onlookers.

    Will it still be sunglasses and Factor 50 on Sunday?

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  13. Schumacher is directing from the cockpit for the marshals to push him down the pit lane, while team-mate Kevin Magnussen takes great care to squeeze his Haas past the German's stricken car.

  14. red flag

    Red flag

    The marshals are out the red flag is waved.

  15. yellow flag

    Yellow flag

    Mick Schumacher radios to say he has a gearbox issue, He stops his Haas by the pit lane - and quickly apologies.

  16. Charles Leclerc says he doesn't feel the pressure to perform and break his so-called 'Monaco curse' this weekend but the Ferrari isn't being quite as helpful in delivering a smooth lap for the Monegasque man.

    Max Verstappen's Red Bull is behaving slightly better and the Dutchman goes top with a 1:15.327.

  17. Top five

    1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:15.883

    2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.137s

    3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.393s

    4. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.717s

    5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.87s

  18. Nice and soft

    The tyres brought to the well-known Monaco street circuit by Pirelli this weekend are the softest in the range, with the C3 (white hard), C4 (yellow medium) and C5 (red soft) available for teams to select.

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  19. Head cam is mounted on Charles Leclerc's helmet for this first session, his eyes darting around at a rapid pace.

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  20. Team radio - Hamilton to Mercedes

    "There's an incredible amount of bouncing."