Monaco GP practice/qualifying recap
Day 1
Beautiful Monaco harbor is one of the most unique settings in racing.
FP1
The Mercedes started the weekend off surprisingly fast.
Top 5: Hamilton, Piastri, Russell, Norris, LeClerc
FP2
Top 5: LeClerc, Hamilton, Alonso, Verstappen, Norris
Day 2
Practice (FP3)
Top5: LeClerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Piastri, Perez.
Qualifying
Q1:
In one of the closest qualifying sessions of the season so far, the first to eighteenth places were split by a six-tenths gap. Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso were unable to get out of Q1, but both of the Alpines advanced to Q2.
Top5: Russell, Piastri, Hamilton, Sainz and Leclerc
OUT in Q1: Alonso, Sargeant, Perez, Bottas, and Zhou Guanyu.
Q2:
Alex Albon got the upgraded Williams into Q3 for the first time of the season, and Pierre Gasly also got his Alpine into Q3 for the first time of the season.
Top5: Norris, Verstappen, Piasti, LeClerc and Gasly
OUT in Q2: Ocon, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Stroll, and Magnussen were knocked out in Q2.
Q3:
Starting Grid:
Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen were disqualified from qualifying after the session for a rear wing infringement during inspection, both Haas will start from the pit lane.
1. Charles LeClerc 2. Oscar Piastri
3. Carlos Sainz 4. Lando Norris
5. George Russell 6. Max Verstappen
7. Lewis Hamilton 8. Yuki Tsunoda
9. Alex Albon 10. Pierre Gasly
11. Esteban Ocon 12. Daniel Ricciardo
13. Lance Stroll 14. Fernando Alonso
15. Logan Sargeant 16. Sergio Perez
17. Valtteri Bottas 18. Zhou Guanyu
19. Nico Hulkenberg (Pit) 20. Kevin Magnussen (Pit)
Race Predictions:
Can Charles LeClerc break his home race curse? I think he can, and Sunday will be his day. This is his best chance to win the home Grand Prix he has had in a while. The key will be the start and who can jump into turn 1 better. Oscar Piastri, also on the front row, will apply pressure to Charles. I predict a few yellow flags/safety cars, so the racing should be closed during the race. One race I am looking forward to is the George Russell,Max Verstappen, and Lewis Hamilton battle.
Predicted Podium: (1st) Verstappen (2nd) Norris (3) LeClerc
