Formula 1

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Friday practice at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix in Monte-Carlo.

Racing Bulls were one of the star teams of Friday practice at the Monaco Grand Prix after Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar rounded out the top six positions in FP2 – despite the latter experiencing two crashes.

Charles Leclerc completed a clean sweep during Friday practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, backing up his pace-setting performance in FP1 by topping the timesheets at the end of FP2.

Charles Leclerc admits he is "not convinced" that Ferrari's pace for the Monaco Grand Prix will last throughout the weekend having topped both sessions on Friday.

Oscar Piastri has described his Friday running ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix as "messy" having hit the barrier, while McLaren team mate Lando Norris believes he needs "to progress more in some areas".

George Russell believes that Mercedes endured "our slowest Friday" of the season ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, but that the mandated two-stop race means there "may be a bit of a chance".

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc continued his impressive practice pace in Monaco by setting the pace during Friday’s second session, which featured incidents and near-misses aplenty.

Haas rookie Ollie Bearman has been given a grid penalty for the Monaco Grand Prix after the stewards found him guilty of a red flag breach during practice.

Max Verstappen has admitted that Red Bull “overdid it a little bit” with set-up changes between first and second practice at the Monaco Grand Prix, after the reigning World Champion fell down the timesheets.

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), James VOWLES (Williams), Andy COWELL (Aston Martin)

Alexander Dunne claimed his first pole position in Formula 2 by the slenderest of margins over Victor Martins. The Rodin Motorsport talent secured the coveted top spot on his final lap, setting a 1:24.142 to deny the ART Grand Prix driver P1 by three-thousandths of a second.

Charles Leclerc completed a perfect Friday for Ferrari after topping the second practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix, which was plagued by two red flags including one from Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri.

Oscar Piastri brought out the red flags during Friday’s second practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix, with the championship leader taking a trip to the wall midway through proceedings.

Live coverage of Friday's second Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.

Lance Stroll has been given a one-place grid penalty following his collision with Charles Leclerc during Friday’s first practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc finished fastest in the opening practice session for the Monaco Grand prix, despite having brought out an early red flag for a collision with Lance Stroll.

Nikola Tsolov took his first-ever FIA Formula 3 pole position around the streets of Monte Carlo, coming out on top in Friday’s dramatic split Qualifying.

F1 Explains presenter Christian Hewgill is in Monaco to find out what makes this race special.

Home favourite Charles Leclerc set the pace during Friday’s opening practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix, bouncing back from an early clash with Lance Stroll to lead the way from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and McLaren racer Lando Norris.

The red flags were displayed less than 10 minutes into the opening practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix following a bizarre collision between Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll.