P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Charles Leclerc once again headed the times in final practice at Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix to outline his credentials as the name to beat heading into qualifying. The Monegasque produced the fastest lap time in the second practice session and replicated that across the last practice hour, ending up quickest with a 1:11.369s. Leclerc […]
The Monegasque driver set the fastest lap time in the second practice session and maintained that pace in the final hour, topping the timesheets with a 1:11.369s. Despite a near-miss at the chicane and a lock-up, Leclerc held a comfortable lead over Verstappen. Hamilton’s lock-up at Turn 1 led to tyre damage and limited his track time, dropping him to third behind the top two. Piastri impressed in the McLaren, securing fourth place while Perez made a late surge to fifth, pushing Russell to sixth. Sainz struggled to match Leclerc’s pace, finishing seventh, while Tsunoda aimed for another Q3 appearance, ending up ninth overall. Bottas’ incident at the Swimming Pool chicane brought out a red flag and left him at the bottom of the timesheets with no lap time.
