Home hero Charles Leclerc has finally won the Monaco Grand Prix after having suffered lots of bad luck in previous years. A single change during a stopped for a crash in Lap 1 was enough. McLaren's Piastri and Ferrari's Sainz completed the podium.
I think anything other than a front row lock-out for Chuck and Chili would be a disappointment today. This will be their best chance of winning a race on merit for a while I think and they might need two cars up front to guarantee a win tomorrow.
Leclerc not only had his engine turned up, but he was clearly making a clear attempt to push harder than others. He's basically 'ahead' on confidence-based time gains than others, but it also means he might not have quite as much to gain as others going into Saturday as diminishing returns set in. Sainz certainly doesn't look anywhere near as competitive, so I dont think the Ferrari itself is somehow clearly best and not this complete lock for pole or whatever that many think. Times will improve a fair bit more by Q3, which means it's still not certain who has the ultimate highest potential.
Max is basically just avoiding the tricky kerbs. Nouvelle, swimming pool and final corner he's avoiding them because they just unsettle the car way too much
Max is basically just avoiding the tricky kerbs. Nouvelle, swimming pool and final corner he's avoiding them because they just unsettle the car way too much
Yeah, and when he tries hitting them it looks bad.