Summary

  • Leclerc on pole; Piastri 2nd; Sainz 3rd; Verstappen 6th

  • Perez and Alonso out in first session

  • Gasly through to shootout in uncompetitive Alpine

  • Leclerc tops final practice, Verstappen 2nd, Hamilton 3rd

  • Get involved #bbcf1

  1. Postpublished at 16:00 25 May

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    A good first sector for Lewis Hamilton who is looking and is challenging for a front row.

  2. Leclerc improvespublished at 16:00 25 May

    Charles Leclerc clocks a 1:10.270!

  3. Two minutes to gopublished at 15:59 25 May

    Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen are. the top three drivers as the clock hits two minutes to go. Lewis Hamilton improves to move into P4, but soon moves down to P5 after George Russell goes into third place.

  4. Postpublished at 15:58 25 May

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    A decent lap, we probably can't expect too much more from a Williams but to find them in the top ten anyway on a street circuit like Monaco where overtaking is so difficult, if you start in the top ten then you are definitely in with a good shot on points.

  5. Leclerc the man to beatpublished at 15:57 25 May

    Charles Leclerc is on provisional pole for his home race. World champion Max Verstappen is 0.149 seconds off the Ferrari man in third place.

  6. Albon goes P7published at 15:56 25 May

    Alex Albon has the track to himself, weaving past the luxury yachts and beautiful people. The Williams crosses the line to go into seventh place on the timesheets.

    Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz are heading out...

  7. Postpublished at 15:55 25 May

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Verstappen is down on Leclerc and Piastri and crosses the line third fastest.

  8. Postpublished at 15:54 25 May

    Oscar Piastri goes onto the front row in P2 while George Russell goes fourth and Carlos Sainz goes third. Max Verstappen is on his hot lap and can only go third fastest. There is no boost of pace in the final sector like last year for the Red Bull man.

  9. Team radio - Leclercpublished at 15:52 25 May

    "Something moved in my pedals."

  10. Postpublished at 15:52 25 May

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    For the likes of Gasly and Albon, what a great opportunity this is. If you end up in the Q3 session towards the back of that top ten, that's a wonderful start in the Monaco grand prix, and a great opportunity to score points.

  11. Postpublished at 15:52 25 May

    Charles Leclerc says there is something loose around the pedal box, but that isn't enough to put the Monegasque driver off as he goes top of the timesheets with a 1:10.418.

  12. Postpublished at 15:51 25 May

    The opening time on the board is from Alex Albon with a 1:11.805, then next to cross the line is Lewis Hamilton with a 1:10.975.

  13. Postpublished at 15:51 25 May

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    We genuinely don't know who could walk away with pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix.

  14. Postpublished at 15:50 25 May

    Daddy Sainz has put the headphones on in the Ferrari garage. He wants to watch his son, Carlos, go for a flying lap first out of the remaining 10 drivers.

  15. Postpublished at 15:49 25 May

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    There is a real unknown here and it could quite frankly be any of the top five we've been discussing, but I think Oscar Piastri is in with a good shot here.

  16. Go! Go! Go!published at 15:48 25 May

    Which driver is going to take the most important pole position of the year?

    Charles Leclerc for his home race?

    Or someone else?

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  17. Postpublished at 15:46 25 May

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    [On Perez] I've just been speaking to him actually and he says it was just terrible, nothing went right, he got traffic and listed off all the places that he got traffic, he just couldn't put together a clean lap.

  18. Get Involvedpublished at 15:45 25 May

    #bbcf1

    Chris: "Where has the Ferrari pace gone."

  19. Team radio - Gaslypublished at 15:44 25 May

    [An excited Gasly shouting down the radio] "Let's go! Let's go!"

  20. Postpublished at 15:44 25 May

    The top three drivers in Q2 were Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.

    Charles Leclerc, who was quickest in second and third practice, was fourth on the timesheets.

    Alex Albon in the Williams and Yuki Tsunoda and his RB are also through to the pole position fight.