Charles Leclerc quickest in FP1 as Ferrari dominate Friday
Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 43 points in drivers' championship
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Russell up to P2published at 16:33 BST 5 June
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How George Russell would love a Monaco victory this weekend. The championship has swung in his Mercedes team-mate's Kimi Antonelli's favour in recent races, so the Briton needs to start collecting up some much-needed wins in this European leg of the season.
Russell's time on the soft compound is 0.048 seconds off the pace of four-time world champion Max Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton has now joined the pack on the soft tyre, so we'll see what he can do next.
Verstappen top on softspublished at 16:30 BST 5 June
16:30 BST 5 June
Title leader Kimi Antonelli is fourth on the timehseets after his flying lap but the Italian may have caught some traffic towards the end of his attempt.
Max Verstappen, winner in Monaco in 2021 and 2023, puts his Red Bull above the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton, who has gone quicker than team-mate Charles Leclerc, by 0.082 seconds.
Will 2026's 'yo-yo racing' mean overtaking in Monaco?published at 16:26 BST 5 June
16:26 BST 5 June
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The narrow streets of Moanco and overtaking F1 cars are not two things that go together, but could that be about to change this year with the new relegations?
We've seen plenty of examples of 'yo-yo racing' this season - when cars switch back and forth for a number of laps with help from the overtake mode. So is there a small, even teeny weeny chance of cars passing each other on track this time around?
F1 correspondent Andrew Benson breaks down the pros and cons of F1's new era on the streets of Monte Carlo, so have a read here.
Charles Leclerc finds even more pace in his Ferrari, despite a slightly dicey moment at the Nouvelle Chicane. The Monaco native certainly has no further throwing his car around here.
Lewis Hamilton is next to cross the line and while he doesn't manage to drop Leclerc down the order and take the top spot, he does cut the gap to his team-mate to 0.058 seconds.
The VSC period has ended, so the rest of the field can continue with their run plans. Lando Norris secured pole position in Monaco last year - and won the race - but he'll be on the backfoot on Saturday heading into the most important qualifying of the year.
Over at Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton has his own issues. "Seat keeps clicking," the seven-time world champion tells his pit wall.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown is on the pit wall and is chatting to Sky Sports. "We need to investigate it," he says, "but all power, might be battery related."
Brown adds Norris won't get back out this session and they'll have to reset and go again tomorrow.
The red flag hasn't been shown yet, but the marshals are desperately trying to move Lando Norris' McLaren out of the way. It doesn't want to budge, so a little trolley contraption goes underneath to wheel it away.
Lando Norris is climbing out of the car after coming to a stop at the chicane just after the tunnel. The world champion is walking away safely, and now the virtual safety car is deployed.
Here you go, Gordon. Flashback of Princess Caroline (with three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart) in the Monaco paddock before qualifying in 1977.
Back to the present day and Max Verstappen had a brief stint at the top of the timesheets but now Lewis Hamilton has replaced the Dutchman, banking a time on the mediums which is more than two tenths quicker.
"Thank you, boys. Thank you," says Isack Hadjar as he makes his way out on to the track.
Get Involved - your experiences of visiting Monaco GPpublished at 16:11 BST 5 June
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We have at least one person following this page who is in Monaco now. Ken has sent us a video too, though unfortunately we can't use it within this page because of rights restrictions...
Ken: On Force Blue in the Marina at Monaco!
Ginny: Spent an evening on one of the yachts - paid a fee and had a fantastic night. Also had a shared viewing room overlooking the hairpin - brilliant experience!
Gordon: Caught the early train from Marseille in 1977 to stand with free entry on the hill leading up to the palace. Saw Princess Caroline drive past down the hill in her limo and immediately fell in love! Jody Scheckter was imperious to hold off Lauda's charging Ferrari 'horse'.
Medium tyres are bolted on for the majority of the field - just Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso are showing red on the timing tower.
George Russell, on his yellow rubber, is taking us through an early lap of the Monte Carlo circuit. The Mercedes man, 43 points behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the championship, clocks a 1:22.176, which is quickly beaten by the Audis of Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg.
Listen to live commentarypublished at 16:01 BST 5 June
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Rosanna Tennant, Harry Benjamin, BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson and F1 journalist Scott Mitchell-Malm are back with us for second practice.
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The Red Bull mechanics are cramped in the garage, beavering away on Isack Hadjar's car following the Frenchman's crash in first practice. He won't want to lose anymore track time, especially with some soft-tyre running coming up, so the clock is ticking.
The sun is still shinning and the temperature is about 22C as second practice is green.
Hamilton says he's found his 'Italian Bono'published at 15:57 BST 5 June
15:57 BST 5 June
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Lewis Hamilton has found his holy grail at Ferrari.
The seven-time world champion was speaking yesterday about the relationship he is building with new race engineer Carlo Santi, who replaced Riccardo Adami in the role.
After 13 years of success with Mercedes engineer Pete Bonnington, Hamilton feels he's found the Italian version of Bono in Santi.
"Having that driver-engineer collab, it's hit and miss sometimes," said Hamilton.
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"With me and Bono, we hit it off from the beginning. He had a good working relationship with Michael [Schumacher]. I do feel like Carlo is like my Italian Bono. I told Bono that the other day.
"He's a bit of an OG. He's an older guy that's been around the block and he's very calm. You can hear him on the radio. That's the detail that we're able to go into together. Our understanding of the engineer side, I think it's something that's very cool."
Get Involved - your experiences of visiting Monaco GPpublished at 15:53 BST 5 June
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Ian: I've never been but my brother has. Working for McLaren in '88 when Senna crashed just before the tunnel. I've still got part of the broken suspension he gave me from that car.
Chris: I was lucky enough to be taken twice by a supplier who sponsored a team in the Porsche SC series 2008-9. Fantastic access - walking the grid & the pit lane for Porsche race, and raceday hospitality in the Rascasse restaurant. Fantastic!
Paul: Made a homage trip to Monaco on the bus! Kissed the start-finish line, lunch at McDonald's (by the tunnel) and Earl Grey at the Café de Paris. Perfect day.
Ian, we want to see a picture of Senna's broken suspension from '88!
Fernando Alonso rescued what could have been a high-speed crash at the harbour front chicane in his Aston Martin.
The rear flicked sideways as he went over the crest at the start of the braking point, and as he corrected, the car fishtailed, sending the front towards the barriers.
Although the incident broke the car's front-wind endplate, Alonso kept it largely under control and out of the barriers as it slid wildly up the kerb on the outside of the circuit.
Aston Martin said the incident was not caused by driver error, adding the car is difficult to drive and the brakes locked.
Team representative Pedro de la Rosa said: "What we have right now is a very difficult car and drivers doing their best and doing an incredible job to drive the car in a reliable and safe way."
Hello again, folks. The Monaco weekend is under way and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has started his three days on home soil as the man to beat, topping the timesheets in first practice by 0.226 seconds from team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
The red flag counter is at two already, with Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso suffering separate crashes during the opening hour. Red Bull's Hadjar went into the barriers after losing the rear at the Swimming Pool chicane, while two-time Monte Carlo winner Alonso broke his front wing after he hit the wall out of the tunnel.
There were also plenty of frustrated radio messages about the traffic situation on track - Haas pair Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman definitely need to clear the air before second practice.
And Mercedes have been fined 100 euros (£86) after George Russell was found guilty of exceeding the pit lane speed limit. Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson, meanwhile, has avoided a penalty after he was investigated for leaving the pit lane when the light was red.
