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Formula 1 Monaco GP

F1 Monaco GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying

Updates from Saturday's F1 FP3 and qualifying sessions ahead of the Monaco GP.

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL36

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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Leclerc improves again - this time it's a 1m13.434s from the home favourite
Verstappen has slotted into second between the two Ferraris, with Perez in fourth
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Leclerc is first into the 1m13s with a 1m13.647s - he also topped both practice sessions on Friday
It's looking a lot busier out there now, 15 minutes into the session, with 15 of the 20 cars out on track
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Leclerc is next to go fastest, just over a tenth quicker than his team-mate
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Sainz goes straight to the top of the timesheet with a 1m14.114s - both Ferraris have been looking quick round Monaco so far this weekend
Bottas has recovered from yesterday's MGU-K troubles to go second, 1.16s off Alonso
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Alonso shaves a second off his earlier time - this time a 1m14.757s
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Ricciardo pops in a flying lap with a 1m16.232s to go second
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Alonso is next to top the timesheet with a 1m15.809s
Red Bull's Christian Horner says the team have made several changes for today - Perez and Verstappen were happier with the car in FP1 than FP2
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Latifi is first to set a flying lap with a 1m19.375s
Both Aston Martins and Mick Schumacher have now joined the action
Nicholas Latifi and Kevin Magnussen are first out on track for Williams and Haas
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Green light - pit exit open!
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Just five minutes to go until FP3 and there's a 0% risk of rain - it's looking very sunny again today!
Elsewhere, F1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali has cast doubt on Andretti’s push to join the grid as an 11th team, saying any new entry needs to be “really significant”.
There's been a lot of discussion around F1's budget cap this morning. Ferrari said there is no way it can keep to Formula 1’s current budget cap limit, while Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur said top teams should “switch off the wind tunnel” to limit car development.
Welcome back to our live updates. With less than 20 minutes to go until FP3 for the Monaco GP, here's what happened in FP2: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-monaco-gp-leclerc-pips-sainz-as-ferrari-stars-in-fp2/10311740/

By: Autosport Staff

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