For Charles Leclerc The Monaco Grand Prix is a special stage. And not just because it’s at home: In five seasons in Formula 2 and Formula 1, Monegasque has never ended here.
“I’ve never been very lucky in Monaco, that’s true. On the other hand, I don’t believe this is an unfortunate cycle. I believe there is a balance in life and all these failures will eventually become part of a good story.”– said Charles on the eve of this weekend.
During free practice, Leclerc was habitually fast, taking two out of three practice sessions. Third, the leadership has passed Sergio PerezHowever, Checo won in just 0.041 seconds against Charles.
The first episode started with the radio George Russell – The driver of the Mercedes complained about the lack of clutch. A few minutes later, George finally managed to warm the tires, followed by a second delay. Lewis Hamilton replaced by a six-tenth advantage. Leclerc was unable to show a fast lap for a long time due to traffic, but later set a segment record for two back-to-back combat attempts.
Not without red flags – two minutes before the end of Q1 Yuki Tsunoda crashed into the barrier, punctured the wheel and damaged the front wing. After the reboot, the Japanese added and entered the top 10, while his partner Pierre Gasly ended the fight unexpectedly. Together with the French driver, both Williams will start from the bottom row of tomorrow’s grid. spear ride and Guanyu Zhou.
In the second quarter, Hamilton already complained about problems with Mercedes – the seven-time world champion told the engineers about the overheating of the rear tires. And Leclerc, after setting the best lap, missed the scale: Monegasque passed the mandatory scale, the mechanics manually pushed the car into the right place. Charles did not leave the track until the end of the session, but no one drove faster than him.
Both Haas and Tsunoda, Daniel Riccardo and Valtteri Bottas.
The decisive session began with Leclerc’s stylish surroundings, and then carlos sainzSergio Perez and Max Verstappen. Best among the rest after half of the segment Fernando Alonso – more More than eight tenths from Charles. At the start of the second five-minute period, the Spaniard’s time was interrupted. Lando Norris and Russell, and then there was an accident: Perez flew in, the referees did not have time to show the flags, as a result of which Sainz crashed into Red Bull.
This was the end of qualifying, with Leclerc taking pole position in Monaco for the second year in a row. The main thing is to finally manage to finish it tomorrow.
Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. Qualification
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1.11.376
2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.225
3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +0.253
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.290
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.473
6. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.473
7. Fernando Alonso (Alpin) +0.871
8. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +1.184
9. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) +1,356
10. Esteban Ocon (Alpin) +1.671
Eliminated after the second episode:
11. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)
12. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
13. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
14. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
15. Mick Schumacher (Haas)
Eliminated after the first episode:
16. Alex Albon (Williams)
17. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri)
18. Lance Ride (Aston Martin)
19. Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
20. Guanyu Zhou (Alpha Romeo)
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