Leclerc fastest for Ferrari in Monaco
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Charles Leclerc lit up the streets of Monte Carlo on Friday, topping the timesheets in both Free Practice 1 and 2 at his home Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton has called on Ferrari to make just “subtle changes” to his F1 car ahead of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix after pinpointing a key 0.1 loss at Turn 1. It was arguably Ferrari’s strongest day of the 2025 F1 season as teammate Charles Leclerc topped both practice sessions.
F1 and its governing body, the FIA, hope a rule change for Sunday’s race will change that. Drivers will be forced to change tires at least twice in the hope that more pit stop strategy could shake up an event where Saturday qualifying — and the resulting grid position — is often more important than race day.
Ferrari Deputy Team Principal, Jerome D'Ambrosio has contradicted media beliefs regarding the Scuderia's strength in the low-speed corners, a performance cornerstone at the Monaco Grand Prix street track.
The core strength of the Ferrari has been pinpointed after their unexpected pace on Friday at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc was fastest in both practice sessions at his home round, where he famously won for the first time a year ago.
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F1 Practice Today: Monaco Grand Prix 2025 start times, schedule, TV channel and FREE live streamThe action will get underway today (Friday, May 23, 2025) with FP1 at 1:30pm local time (CEST) and FP2 later on at 5pm. Then, on Saturday, FP3 gets underway at 12:30pm in Monaco, leading up to the all-important qualifying session at 4pm (CEST).
Lewis Hamilton’s chances of a first feature race win for Ferrari have received a huge boost after his rule change suggestion was accepted. Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, have ratified a rule
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