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F1 Monaco GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying
Updates from Saturday's F1 FP3 and qualifying sessions ahead of the Monaco GP.
Fresh from the Spanish GP, the F1 action continues with the Monaco GP.
Max Verstappen is the new Formula 1 world championship leader after winning the Spanish GP, as Charles Leclerc was forced to retire from a dominant lead in the race due to a MGU-H and turbo failure with his Ferrari.
Third and final practice for the Monaco GP gets underway at 12.00pm BST (1.00pm local time) before the all-important qualifying session which starts at 3.00pm BST (4.00pm local time).
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That Monaco GP front row start winners stat is actually a smaller percentage than for the Spanish GP, but it just feels more important to get it right in Monaco, you know?
But that's just practice, it only counts in the sessions coming up. As mentioned earlier, qualifying is arguably just as important as the race itself, with 68% of Monaco GPs won by drivers who start on the front row.
It looks set to be a straight fight between the Ferrari and Red Bull drivers for pole today, with Mercedes off the outright pace and back to fighting off the top of the midfield contenders.
Leclerc held the advantage across Friday practice, topping both FP1 and FP2, but lost out to Perez on the clean sweep of practice top spots by 0.041s.
Lights green
Good afternoon one and all - it is almost time for the most important session of the Monaco GP weekend: Qualifying.
That's all from us for now - we'll be back just before 3pm BST for qualifying
Read the full report from FP3 here: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-monaco-gp-perez-beats-leclerc-to-top-final-practice/10312339/
Qualifying takes place in just two hours time - can Leclerc take pole again?
FP3 is over, and Perez led from Leclerc and Sainz, with Verstappen in fourth
The Turn 18 Perez / Russell incident will be investigated after the session
Checkered flag
The chequered flag is out!
Stopwatch
Perez goes quickest again - 1m12.476s
No further investigation for the Turn 3 Vettel / Sainz incident
Two minutes left on the clock in the weekend's final practice session
and it's enough to return him to the top spot! Leclerc goes quickest with a 1m12.517s
Stopwatch
Perez is back on top with a 1m12.554, but Leclerc has just set a purple middle sector...
The Turn 18 incident involving Perez and Russell has also been noted - Russell said on the radio he almost crashed into the back of the Red Bull
Hamilton is now up to seventh, with Russell in ninth
The Turn 14 incident between Verstappen and Zhou will be investigated after the session
But not for long - Leclerc reclaims the top spot with a 1m12.702s!
Stopwatch
Perez is next to top the timesheet with a 1m12.777
Stroll has made contact with the wall at the Swimming Pool, bouncing over the kerb and clipping the wall - damage to his front wing
Verstappen goes second fastest, 0.035s off Sainz
The stewards have also noted a Turn 3 incident between Sainz and Vettel for impeding
Stopwatch
Sainz has gone top - 1m12.846s
Despite that, Verstappen goes second quickest - 0.316s off Leclerc
The Turn 14 incident between Verstappen and Zhou has been noted for impeding
With less than 15 minutes to go, Leclerc leads from Perez, Gasly and Norris
Perez is having a slight set-up tweak, according to Christian Horner
Stopwatch
Gasly goes third quickest, just 0.3s behind Leclerc
Norris: "Check the steering, I've just clipped the wall."
Meanwhile, down at McLaren, Ricciardo appears to be struggling with overheating brakes - lots of cooling going on in the garage
Yellow flag
It's Sainz's turn to go wide at Turn 1 - another brief yellow flag
Both Mercedes appear to be having a tough time today - Russell is currently seventh, with Hamilton in 10th
At the halfway point, Leclerc leads from Perez, Verstappen and Sainz
Stopwatch
Leclerc improves with a 1m12.885s to go top
That was a big lock-up from Stroll - similar to that which Verstappen suffered in FP1
Yellow flag
Stroll goes wide at Ste Devote, briefly causing a yellow flag, but gets his Aston Martin going again
Stopwatch
Perez has taken the top spot, despite Leclerc improving - the pair set identical times, with Verstappen in third
Leclerc says "something weird" is happening into Turn 1 and he's experiencing vibrations in his Ferrari
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