Leclerc Tops Monaco FP1 by 0.226 Seconds as Hadjar Crashes Red Bull
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 5
Leclerc Tops Monaco FP1 by 0.226 Seconds as Hadjar Crashes Red Bull
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 5
Summary
Charles Leclerc set the pace in Monaco first practice, leading Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari one-two with a lap 0.226 seconds quicker than his teammate.
Max Verstappen was 0.513 seconds off Leclerc in third, while Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell completed the top five.
Isack Hadjar triggered the session's main incident when he lost the rear on entry to the second Swimming Pool chicane and spun his Red Bull into the barriers.
Fernando Alonso also flirted with trouble, saving his Aston Martin from what could have been a high-speed crash at the harbour front chicane.
The session reinforced Ferrari's early speed around Monaco's slow corners, though both drivers at times appeared to be wrestling an edgy car.