Max Verstappen says Red Bull will struggle to fight for victory in Monaco this weekend as the street circuit plays into inherent weaknesses with their car.
Carlos Sainz Jnr was puzzled to end Friday practice over six tenths of a second slower than his pace-setting team mate.
Charles Leclerc says he knows he can go quicker after leading Friday practice for the Monaco Grand Prix but admits "Mercedes are very fast."
Lewis Hamilton was encouraged by Mercedes' pace after finishing the opening practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix in the top two positions.
Pictures from the first day of practice for the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix at Monaco.
Charles Leclerc ended the first day of practice for his home grand prix in Monaco quickest of all just ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.
All the teams have new high-downforce rear wing bodywork for Monaco, but some have made further changes to their cars for this extreme track.
Richard Verschoor secured his maiden F2 pole position by setting the quickest time in group qualifying in Monte Carlo ahead of Victor Martins.
Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes quickest in the opening practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix, in which Max Verstappen ended up down in 11th place.
Alpine junior Gabriele Mini secured pole position for the Monaco feature race after topping the fastest group in a split qualifying session.
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari understand why a difference in engine power use left them at a disadvantage to rivals Red Bull and McLaren at Imola.
Esteban Ocon and George Russell say that F1 drivers should lose their qualifying times if they cause a red flag stoppage in qualifying sessions.
In the round-up: Ferrari will be "ones to beat" in Monaco - Perez • Martins tops wet F2 session • Porsche commit to Formula E Gen4
