Lewis Hamilton is the fastest on Friday.
Second part of free practice
Sunny. Dry. Air +23°C, track +30°C
Friday in Monaco traditionally abounds with incidents, crashes, and red flags, but cranes are positioned in the right places, and the marshals work perfectly – everyone comes to learn from them, so the pauses were minimal.
After working with the new items in the first practice and determining the settings, teams actively tested tires over distance in the second session. Pirelli brought the three softest compounds, and at the beginning of the session, everyone except Aston Martin went out on Medium, later switching to Soft.
At the start of the session, Norris stopped on the track – the car simply shut down after the tunnel. The marshals lifted it onto a cart and removed it from the track.
Perez and Colapinto hit the barrier, Franco broke the suspension and returned to the pits, but then went out again.
Six minutes before the end of the session, red flags appeared – Perez's car caught fire due to electrical problems, Sergio stopped and jumped out of the cockpit, and the marshals extinguished the fire with fire extinguishers.
The best time was set by Lewis Hamilton, completing a lap in 1:13.026 – just ahead of his teammate by a tenth.
Second part of free practice
Driver
Team
Time
Difference
Laps
1. L.Hamilton
Ferrari
1:13.026
-
36
2. C.Leclerc
Ferrari
1:13.137
+0.111
36
3. M.Verstappen
Red Bull
1:13.194
+0.168
35
4. G.Russell
Mercedes
1:13.405
+0.379
35
5. K.Antonelli
Mercedes
1:13.529
+0.503
35
6. A.Hadjar
Red Bull
1:14.087
+1.061
24
7. O.Piastri
McLaren
1:14.088
+1.062
31
8. N.Hulkenberg
Audi
1:14.094
+1.068
34
9. G.Bortoleto
Audi
1:14.359
+1.333
35
10. O.Berman
Haas
1:14.456
+1.430
37
11. P.Gasly
Alpine
1:14.497
+1.471
37
12. C.Sainz
Williams
1:14.512
+1.486
34
13. A.Albon
Williams
1:14.600
+1.574
39
14. A.Lindblad
Racing Bulls
1:14.748
+1.722
37
15. F.Colapinto
Alpine
1:14.758
+1.732
31
16. L.Lawson
Racing Bulls
1:14.785
+1.759
36
17. E.Ocon
Haas
1:14.845
+1.819
35
18. S.Perez
Cadillac
1:15.116
+2.090
31
19. L.Norris
McLaren
1:15.274
+2.248
8
20. F.Alonso
Aston Martin
1:15.294
+2.268
30
21. V.Bottas
Cadillac
1:15.759
+2.733
28
22. L.Stroll
Aston Martin
1:16.174
+3.148
27
First part of free practice
Sunny. Dry. Air +24°C, track +31…40°C
Practices in Monaco are sometimes more interesting than the races. At the beginning of the weekend, everything is as it is, and the track is in worse condition. Many drivers simply do not attack on Friday, getting accustomed to the configuration, but in this mode, it is also easiest to make mistakes, yet based on past years' experience and simulator work, no one makes gross mistakes anymore. Everyone is maximally prepared even on a challenging street circuit.
In Monaco, it is difficult to test anything, but several teams brought new items and spent the first practice assessing their effectiveness. McLaren had the most new items – and the drivers went out with aerodynamic paint to gather the necessary data.
Hamilton locked up his tires, ending up in the safety pocket, Gasly lost part of his bodywork. On the 35th minute, Hadjar crashed his car. Losing control in the chicane of turns 15-16, Isaac crashed straight into the wall. The left rear wheel was torn off, and the wings were broken – for Isaac, the practice ended there. Lawson brushed the barrier without consequences for the car.
The second red flag appeared after Fernando Alonso hit the barrier at the exit of the tunnel – debris appeared, and the session was stopped to clear it.
The protocol was led by Charles Leclerc, who completed a lap on his home track in 1:13.978. His teammate Lewis Hamilton took second place, conceding two tenths.
First part of free practice
Driver
Team
Time
Difference
Laps
1. C.Leclerc
Ferrari
1:13.978
31
2. L.Hamilton
Ferrari
1:14.204
+0.226
28
3. M.Verstappen
Red Bull
1:14.491
+0.513
26
4. K.Antonelli
Mercedes
1:14.537
+0.559
31
5. G.Russell
Mercedes
1:14.983
+1.005
29
6. L.Norris
McLaren
1:15.291
+1.313
27
7. N.Hulkenberg
Audi
1:15.343
+1.365
27
8. O.Piastri
McLaren
1:15.565
+1.587
29
9. G.Bortoleto
Audi
1:15.750
+1.772
31
10. P.Gasly
Alpine
1:15.828
+1.850
32
11. A.Albon
Williams
1:15.989
+2.011
33
12. C.Sainz
Williams
1:16.041
+2.063
31
13. A.Hadjar
Red Bull
1:16.148
+2.170
14
14. S.Perez
Cadillac
1:16.170
+2.192
28
15. F.Colapinto
Alpine
1:16.189
+2.211
32
16. O.Berman
Haas
1:16.292
+2.314
31
17. E.Ocon
Haas
1:16.333
+2.355
31
18. A.Lindblad
Racing Bulls
1:16.389
+2.411
34
19. L.Lawson
Racing Bulls
1:16.431
+2.453
31
20. F.Alonso
Aston Martin
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