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F1 Monaco GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying
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It looks pretty gloomy out there, to say the least. Silver clouds line the skies, but will they bequeath the track with a surprise shower?
I went around Monte-Carlo on the back of a moped once. Given I'd never been on a scooter before it scared the living daylights out of me...so one can't imagine what it's like in one of these cars.
Rain
There IS a risk of rain standing at 30%. But as ever in F1, there's no risk of rain until...well, it starts raining.
Q1's going to be messy. Expect a blocking charge sheet as long as your arm, as the cars stack up between Antony Noghes and the Rascasse.
Do we have a battle royale between Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari for this? Will Mercedes' late changes find something extra? We can't wait to find out...
10 minutes to go until all the fun begins on the Monte-Carlo streets.
Currently planning our own strategies here. I'm filling up on green tea before qualifying gets underway, which I hope will bestow me with swift typing abilities...
The pole time for Lewis Hamilton back in 2019 was a 1m10.166s lap - can that be beaten today? Verstappen's FP3-topper was a 1m11.294s, which is three-hundredths off Leclerc's 2019 FP3 best lap.
There's a bit of work going on at the Mercedes garage - our GP editor Alex Kalinauckas has spotted some hasty spannering on Bottas' car.
Breaking news
I guess it was a bad day to have a Schumacher feature scheduled, wasn't it? Nonetheless, you can read that riiiiight here if you're a Plus subscriber: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-f1s-worst-car-isnt-inhibiting-smart-schumacher/6510886/
Breaking news
First, some news: Mick Schumacher won't be participating in qualifying as his car was left a little worse for wear by his Casino Square shunt: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-ruled-out-of-monaco-gp-qualifying-after-practice-crash/6513257/
Qualifying is almost upon us! We've got just over 25 minutes before the little light at the end of the pitlane goes green.
We'll be back just before 2pm ahead of qualifying for the Monaco GP
Here's the full report from FP3: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-monaco-gp-verstappen-edges-sainz-in-fp3/6513199/
With just two hours until qualifying, Williams and Haas have both got their work cut out to get Latifi and Schumacher's cars ready
So, at the end of FP3, Verstappen leads from Sainz, Leclerc, Bottas and Perez
Red flag
The session will not be restarted
That will be a big race against time to repair that Haas - huge amount of damage to Schumacher's car
Red flag
Mick Schumacher has a big shunt coming out of Casino Square - session stopped
Mercedes currently down in P6 and P7
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And Verstappen goes quickest, with a 1m11.294
Less than ten minutes to go and Sainz leads from Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Hamilton and Bottas
Green flag
The action resumes with Verstappen first back out on track
The session will restart in two minutes - 11:48 BST / 12:48 local time
Replay shows Latifi took the entry too tight, clipped the barrier, flew over the raised kerb and went straight into the wall
Fair amount of damage on that Williams - they'll have a big job to get that ready for qualifying
Red flag
Nicholas Latifi hits the wall at the Swimming Pool and the session is red flagged
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Sainz goes even quicker with a 1m11.341!
Mercedes say neither driver is totally comfortable with the car today but let's see if that changes by this afternoon's qualifying
Lando Norris and one of the Ferraris almost collide as the track gets clogged up
Halfway through FP3 and Mercedes are currently half a second off the pace
Sainz goes quickest! He leads from Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton and Bottas
Alonso, who won here in 2006 and 2007, is currently sitting in 16th
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Verstappen goes fastest! Let's see if either Ferrari can come back at that with a quicker time
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Verstappen goes second quickest with a 1m11.759 - but Leclerc is still sitting at the top of the time sheet one-tenth quicker
Ricciardo is currently on a fast lap, sporting McLaren's special Gulf livery for this weekend
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Verstappen is currently third quickest, with a 1m12.495
18 of the 20 cars are now out on track, with just the two Mercedes remaining in their garages
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Leclerc goes even quicker with a 1m12.223 - three-tenths quicker than team-mate Sainz, who sits in second
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Leclerc puts in a 1m12.633 - a second off his quickest lap on Thursday
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