F1 Monaco GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying
Follow along for live updates for Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix FP3 and qualifying
By: Megan White, Haydn Cobb, Jake Boxall-Legge
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And here is said report - enjoy!
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-monaco-gp-leclerc-claims-monaco-pole-despite-q3-crash/6513358/
So, uh, that was interesting wasn't it? Leclerc gets wall and pole - and he'll hope there's no serious damage to that Ferrari.
Q3 positions: 1. Leclerc, 2. Verstappen, 3. Bottas, 4. Sainz, 5. Norris, 6. Gasly, 7. Hamilton, 8. Vettel, 9. Perez, 10. Giovinazzi
Ah, Leclerc touched the inside of the barrier at the chicane, snapped his suspension and that took him on a one-way trip to the wall.
Looks like a lot of drivers playing with their food at the moment, as they charge batteries and prepare tyres for a final push lap.
Verstappen looked like he was about to have another stab at a lap, but he's decided to use this as preparation.
Norris has just raised the bar, building a greater gap between himself and Gasly, but remains P5 for now.
The interval was brief, perhaps in response to the looming threat of dark clouds. No time for a quick ice-cream, then.
It's pretty cool out there and the track surface is very smooth, so some teams are finding a build lap is more to their tastes.
It's crazy, isn't it? You've got seven teams designing very different cars (quiet, you at the back) - and they're all within 0.9s of each other.
Two Ferraris, two Red Bulls, two Mercedes, a McLaren, an AlphaTauri, an Alfa Romeo and an Aston Martin will duke it out for what may be the most important pole of the season.
It's a battle for pole between Leclerc, Verstappen, Bottas, Sainz, Perez, Norris, Hamilton, Gasly, Vettel and Giovinazzi.
Leclerc also went top with a 1m10.597s, definitely cementing himself into Q3...not that it was ever in doubt!
Giovinazzi improves to 10th, relegating Ricciardo into the drop zone! That's it for the McLaren driver!
Gasly improved on his lap, just 0.001 off Vettel in P8, but stays ninth for now as the final sector was a bit slow.
Ocon then went 11th fastest on his next lap - not enough to thrust himself into a Q3 berth for now...
Fresh soft tyres for Monsieur Gasly, as nobody's really had a look at making a bid to start tomorrow's race on the medium tyre.
Everyone's retreated to the pits again, but Gasly's popped out to try and take advantage of the clear track.
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