Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the tempo forward of Lewis Hamilton in Friday practice on the Monaco Grand Prix.
Leclerc was quick all through each periods on Friday and ended the day 0.188 seconds away from Hamilton’s Mercedes.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was third, 0.475secs off the tempo, whereas Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was an sad fourth.
The world champion, who complained his automobile was “bouncing like a kangaroo”, was 0.535secs off the tempo and even hit the boundaries flippantly at Portier.
The incident didn’t apparently harm his automobile however for the second race in a row Red Bull seemed to be struggling for tempo.
McLaren’s Lando Norris, who pushed Verstappen arduous for victory in Imola final weekend and received in Miami the race earlier than that, was fifth quickest, 0.675secs off the tempo, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz sixth.
The second Aston Martin of Lance Stroll was seventh, forward of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, Williams’ Alex Albon and the Mercedes of George Russell.
Verstappen was one in all quite a few drivers who clipped the boundaries – together with his team-mate Sergio Perez at Massenet, Stroll and Pierre Gasly’s Alpine on the Swimming Pool – with out main harm, though Stroll took no additional half within the session after returning to the pits.
Verstappen sounded uncomfortable when speaking to the staff on the radio – along with his complaints within the second, he was speaking in regards to the automobile feeling “loose over the bumps” within the first session.
But the Dutchman confirmed glimpses of being as quick on the arduous tyre on his race simulation run as Leclerc was on the medium on his.
Hamilton topped the primary session earlier on Friday, with Verstappen down in eleventh.
