Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur told Sky Sports ahead of qualifying: "We are not focused on the other [teams], the mood is that we have to be focused on the job, it's not based on FP3, it's based on Q3 and it's still a long way.

"We have to keep this mindset to try and improve per lap because the track will improve."

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Also, an honourable mention must go to Leclerc crashing Niki Lauda’s 1974 Ferrari 312B3 during a demo run at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix two years ago.

"When you thought you already had all the bad luck of the world in Monaco and you lose the brakes into Rascasse with one of the most iconic historical Ferrari Formula 1 cars," the Ferrari driver wrote on social media afterwards.

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Charles Leclerc was a young pup making his debut with Sauber in 2018 when the bad luck at his home grand prix in Formula 1 first reared its ugly head.

• 2018: DNF - Crashes into the back of Brendon Hartley's Toro Rosso with six laps to go due to a left front brake disc failure

• 2019: DNF - Hits the barrier with his right rear tyre while trying to pass Renault's Nico Hulkenberg. Retires from the race on lap 18

• 2021: DNS - Starts on pole despite crashing on his final qualifying run, but fails to start the race due to suffering a driveshaft issue on his way to the grid

• 2022: P4 - Takes pole again for his home race but a botched strategy from Ferrari costs him victory

• 2023: P6 - Three-place grid penalty for impeding Lando Norris in qualifying drops Leclerc from third to sixth, where he eventually finishes the race

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff chatted to Sky Sports after third practice to give his thoughts on qualifying following the team's improved showing this weekend. "I think the trick is going to be the three laps whilst having the tyre in a good window," said Wolff.

"I think between P2 and P10-ish, there was a tenth, so you can look pretty good, and pretty miserable, and basically have the same lap time."

Asked what is creating the extra performance boost around Monaco, Wolff added: "We have a low-to-high-speed corner deficit. We're not really able to set the car up in the window because the car is complicated. So here, it certainly masks that a bit."

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There were a few frustrated radio message because of the traffic situation during third practice, but by the time the chequered flag fell at the end of a busy hour, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were the top three drivers heading into qualifying.

Valtteri Bottas had minimal running in the Sauber after the Finn clipped the wall and came to a stop at Rascasse, bringing out a short red flag.

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Hello again, folks. The weather is holding up in the Principality with blue skies and warm temperatures.

Charles Leclerc, the man who has called Monaco home all his life, has topped two practice sessions comfortably so far this weekend, but can he secure the best seat in the house for tomorrow's 78-lap race?

Qualifying gets under way at 15:00 BST.

Commentary is online-only for this session, so you need to click the audio icon at the top of this page to tune in. Jennie Gow, Harry Benjamin, former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestly and BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson will be with us at around 14:55 BST.

Monaco's prince has been in fine form so far this weekend but can Charles Leclerc deliver a pole position to his loyal subjects when it matters most?

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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc underlined his status as favourite for pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix with fastest time in final practice.

Leclerc was fastest throughout the session and ended up 0.197 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

The world champion suggested that he had had to put everything on the line to get that close to Leclerc, saying: “If I do many more laps like that, I’ll end up in the fence.”

But the Red Bull looked more competitive than it had on Friday, when Verstappen had said Ferrari were “miles ahead”.

Lewis Hamilton was third fastest, Mercedes continuing their improved form at Monaco, ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, Mercedes’ George Russell, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris’ McLaren.

The only crash was by Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas, who lost control at the second Swimming Pool chicane early in the session.

He came to a stop at Rascasse, blocking the track, and causing a brief red flag period.

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Charles Leclerc looks a good bet for pole position today but in Monaco, anything can happen - as the home driver knows all to well.

Let's jump on our super yacht for a quick spot of lunch, then come back together to build up to qualifying from 14:30 BST.

See you shortly.

The grandstands are full of Ferrari supporters, they are desperate to see Charles Leclerc stick it on pole later on today.

Leclerc has crashed before at Monaco, he's known for making mistakes every now and again, but at the moment it just feels like this is Leclerc's day.

11. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

12. Alex Albon (Williams)

13. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

15. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

16. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

17. Logan Sargeant (Williams)

18. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)

19. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)

20. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:11.369

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.197

3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.341

4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.532

5. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +0.554

6. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.599

7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.610

8. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.619

9. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) +0.672

10. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.718

I think he's [Leclerc] has got a really strong chance, we've seen him put in on pole twice in the past, what he yet has to do is complete the job and get the race win.

Max Verstappen has been noted for "driving unnecessarily slowly" by race control but the TV replays show the Dutchman came up against traffic in the third sector. There was his team-mate Sergio Perez and an Alpine to contend with as he made his way to the final corner.

Home man is at the top of the timing sheets once again.

It's much more of an acute corner than it looks on the television in that tunnel. It looks like it's a much more flat out section and it is, but you are going round a sharpish right-hander and it's blind. It can be terrifying.