Qualifying start time, schedule and practice results - Follow live F1 updates from Monaco as the drivers build towards a key qualifying session on Saturday

Charles Leclerc's Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton ended the day in third, while McLaren's Lando Norris was fourth fastest

Despite finishing second in FP2 having earlier hit the wall, Oscar Piastri feels improvements can be made for the reigning constructors’ champions

Norris and Piastri are yet to win the iconic race, and with their superior qualifying pace throughout 2025 thus far it could finally be their chance to consolidate their name in McLaren's - and F1's - history by winning in Monaco.

McLaren have not held back as they’ve brought a Monaco-spec MCL39 to Monte Carlo, the Woking team looking to stop Red Bull’s charge in its tracks. McLaren’s winning streak came to an abrupt end at Imola where Max Verstappen raced his upgraded Red Bull RB21 to the victory ahead of the McLaren team-mates.

McLaren seem to have a new rival this weekend in Ferrari. Charles Leclerc topped both free practice sessions, even as the Woking-based team remained close to the front. Here is how the team reacted to the Friday in Monaco.

In February, a meeting of the F1 Commission decided that the two-stop approach would be implemented from this year onwards but Stella said that as time has ticked down to this weekend’s race, it is has become clearer the change has “much larger” impacts than first though.