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

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Live Reporting

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    Nulla Pax: I really think it would be worth letting Yuki have that Red Bull seat over Perez.

  2. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    The cars are queuing to get out and on track, they all want to be first. They are going to try and get out in a decent order and try and find some decent space.

  3. The soft tyres are the only choice of compound to be seen with in Monaco on a Saturday and Lando Norris puts his to the test with a 1:11.372.

  4. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's been a theme of the weekend particularly in the hands of Lewis Hamilton, it seems like he's been comfortable in that car around this circuit.

    It seems this circuit, with a slow speed and tight and twisty nature, eliminates some of the problems that are inherently built into that Mercedes.

  5. Fernando Alonso is walking back to the Aston Martin garage, race helmet off and corporate cap on.

  6. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Fernando Alonso in an Aston Martin, that has been going backwards in the couple of races, finds himself out of Q1 and outqualified by Lance Stroll his team-mate.

  7. Go! Go! Go!

    The cars are ready for Q2. Off we go again.

  8. Sergio Perez is one of the drivers out of contract at the end of the season. Will he still have that Red Bull seat in 2025?

  9. Team radio - Red Bull to Perez

    Engineer: "P18."

    Perez: "What a joke."

  10. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Perez didn't make it into Q3 last week and he doesn't make it into Q2 this week on a track where qualifying is crucial.

  11. Out in Q1

    16. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    17. Logan Sargeant (Williams)

    18. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

    19. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)

    20. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)

  12. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    He's [Norris] has created himself a lap by holding back such a long way at the start of the laps, something stewards don't normally look very kindly on at all, so we will keep an eye on that one.

  13. Perez and Alonso out in Q1

    Daniel Ricciardo goes to 11th fastest, pushing Sergio Perepz back into trouble. Can the Mexican make it out?

    NO! Another disappointing qualifying day for Perez.

    And so is Fernando Alonso! Disaster for the Spaniard who was so close to pole here last year.

  14. Pierre Gasly and Daniel Ricciardo also need a Monaco miracle.

  15. Lando Norris has dropped into the bottom five and is looking for a rope to safety as he waits for a gap to start his lap. Will those soft tyres be in the right window?

  16. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    A lot of people in this paddock are hopeful they can snatch that pole position.

  17. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What you do find here with the nature of the circuit is the drivers can find reasonably big chunks of time on a particular lap.

    What is very hard to do is consistently bang in the same lap time over and over.

  18. Two minutes to go

    Sergio Perez can only lift his Red Bull up to P14, while Lewis Hamilton and George Russell now occupy the top two spots.

  19. The Williams of Alex Albon is the man on the edge of danger, sitting in 15th place. But there's no need to panic for the Thai-British driver, as he shoots into fifth spot and away from the snake pit.

  20. Drop zone

    16. Sergio Perez

    17. Yuki Tsunoda

    18. Logan Sargeant

    19. Valtteri Bottas

    20. Zhou Guanyu