Carlos Sainz and Ferrari at the top during the first practice session of the Monaco GP

Carlos Sainz and Ferrari at the top during the first practice session of the Monaco GP

Carlos Sainz – © Ferrari

Spaniard Carlos Sainz set the fastest time during the first practice session for the Monaco GP. In Ferrari Sainz was more than three tenths faster than Fernando Alonso. Home driver Charles Leclerc had to settle for fifth, just ahead of Max Verstappen in P6.

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After the cancellation of the Emilia-Romagna GP due to a storm that ravaged the area, many F1 teams traveled to Monaco earlier than planned. A smaller travel schedule was welcomed, but at the same time for many F1 teams the introduction of a new part in the car almost fell into the water.

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Considering the special conditions of the Monaco street circuit, some teams decided not to start their planned updates until next week in Barcelona on a track that is more representative and has more data. However, Mercedes is one of the teams that nevertheless introduced planned updates to its car in Monaco. Mercedes W14 therefore looks very different.

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In addition to Mercedes, great attention was also paid to McLaren. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are driving in Monaco with a special ‘Triple Crown livery’.

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In addition to the beautiful image, for the drivers in Monaco, it is a matter of gradually building confidence in all sessions and increasingly pushing the limits of the car and the circuit, knowing that the Monaco circuit is mercilessly punishing. Nico Hulkenberg experienced that at the chicane. The German hit the crash barriers with his Haas F1 car.

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We got a red flag but the race stewards in Monaco are some of the best in the world so the circuit was cleared straight away. At the end of the session, however, it was ‘price’ again.

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This time it was Alex Albon who crashed in the Williams F1 car near the first corner. Not only was the British Thai session over, it also marked the end of the first practice session in Monaco. In the end it was Carlos Sainz who drove the fastest in the Ferrari, followed by Fernando Alonso who again did very well in the Aston Martin.

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(F1journal.be)

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