Lewis Hamilton was fifth, but as he chased a late improvement the seven-time world champion lost control over his Ferrari in the long left-hander of Massenet, sliding into the barriers with his right-rear and then right-front, causing a red flag that effectively ended the session.

Charles Leclerc has managed to top all three practice races and established himself as the driver to beat in this Qualifying race. His Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton has crashed his car so that might be not the best for the team but Leclerc has given them hope.

Follow live coverage as Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari aims for pole position in a crucial qualifying session for tomorrow’s grand prix in Monte Carlo

A purple first sector for Hamilton came to naught as he encountered heavy traffic in the second sector, while Leclerc popped in a big lap on his fourth tour with the soft tyre to drop into the 1:10s with a 1:10.953 to go almost three-tenths up on Verstappen.

Ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix both Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar talked about getting their first taste of the Monaco Grand Prix as an F1 driver. Don’t look now but both drivers seemed up to the challenge, even if Hadjar had to deal with some moments that left him “scared.”

Leclerc fastest in Monaco practice as Hamilton crashes. Charles Leclerc completed a hat-trick of perfect practice runs on Saturday when he topped the times for Ferrari at the Mona

Charles Leclerc's Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton ended the day in third, while McLaren's Lando Norris was fourth fastest

The Monaco Grand Prix may be “the jewel in Formula 1’s crown” but the race itself is rarely must-see TV. Sometimes, it’s downright dull.

Follow our live coverage of today’s second free practice session, as Monte Carlo hosts Formula One’s iconic 2025 Monaco Grand Prix weekend

Charles Leclerc went fastest for Ferrari as team mate Lewis Hamilton crashed in final Monaco Grand Prix practice on Saturday.

Charles Leclerc laid down back-to-back fastest laps to clinch the practice hat-trick at the Monaco GP, 0.280s faster than Max Verstappen.