F1 Monaco GP live commentary and updates – Qualifying

Monaco FP3 recap

It was a surprisingly exciting free practice session earlier today, as the teams struggled to get the soft tyres to fire up over a single lap. Max Verstappen had led the way for much of the session with a lap on mediums, which he himself struggled to get near on the red-walled C6s.

Charles Leclerc found a way past, however; after much in the way of tinkering with prep laps and run-plans, the Monegasque tamed his home streets and set a 1m10.953s to go 0.28s faster than Verstappen.

Lewis Hamilton then put his car in the wall at Massenet to bring an early end to the session.

F1 Monaco GP qualifying

Good afternoon everyone, and welcome back – assuming you were along for the ride in FP3 earlier! Time is ticking down towards the most important qualifying session of the year, as 20 drivers tackle Monaco at breakneck speed.

It’s going to be a fun hour – just over 30 minutes until the action begins.