Lewis Hamilton crashed out of ultimate observe after Charles Leclerc was quickest forward of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton hit the wall exhausting at Flip 3 on the strategy to On line casino Sq. with two minutes remaining and introduced the session to an early finish.
A sluggish Mercedes and Haas might have caught Hamilton out as his Ferrari would have been affected by soiled air.
His automotive had vital harm to the right-hand facet because the seven-time world champion apologised to his staff for placing them on the backfoot earlier than qualifying in a while Saturday at 3pm, reside on Sky Sports activities F1.
“I don’t know what he was going to do if he didn’t crash because he was going to crash into the cars in front,” mentioned Sky Sports activities F1‘s Jenson Button.
“That is the issue. You’re arriving at such excessive velocity there, on the restrict and you have got a automotive in entrance which is dropping you all of your downforce on entry.
“It’s definitely Lewis’ mistake but it was not an easy situation for him at that point. A loss of downforce has definitely hurt him there.”
Leclerc is the driving force to beat, although, as he was forward of Max Verstappen by practically three tenths as he continued his supreme tempo from Friday, the place he topped each observe periods.
The Ferrari driver set his finest lap on the softs whereas Verstappen did his time on the mediums, which appeared to supply related velocity to the tender compound.
Lando Norris was third and championship chief Oscar Piastri fourth, with each McLaren drivers additionally in rivalry for the all-important pole place in Monaco.
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Crew-mates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri react to McLaren’s ‘classic’ Riviera-inspired livery for the Monaco Grand Prix
Hamilton, who’s a three-time Monaco winner, was labeled fifth however Ferrari face a race to restore his automotive in time for qualifying.
Elsewhere, Williams pair Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz had been sixth and eighth, cut up by the Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson.
Mercedes might be battling to get into Q3 as Kimi Antonelli was solely tenth and George Russell eleventh.
Sky Sports activities F1’s Monaco GP schedule
Saturday Might 24
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.10pm: Monaco GP Qualifying build-up
3pm: MONACO GP QUALIFYING
5pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
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Look again at a number of the most dramatic moments to have taken place on the Monaco Grand Prix
Sunday Might 25
6.55am: F3 Characteristic Race
8.35am: F2 Characteristic Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Monaco GP build-up*
2pm: The MONACO GRAND PRIX*
4pm: Chequered Flag: Monaco GP response
5pm: Ted’s Pocket book
5.30pm: The Indy 500
*additionally reside on Sky Sports activities Major Occasion
Subsequent up in F1’s European triple-header is the ‘Jewel within the Crown’, the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, with Sunday’s race beginning at 2pm reside on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream Sky Sports activities with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime
