MONACO (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sergio Perez lapped quickest in final practice for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday with Ferrari’s dwelling favorite Charles Leclerc second on the timesheets.
Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari, with Red Bull’s Formula One championship chief Max Verstappen fourth.
On a sunny afternoon in the Mediterranean principality, Perez’s greatest lap of 1 minute 12.476 seconds was 0.041 faster than Leclerc, with Sainz 0.370 off the tempo.
Verstappen leads Leclerc by six factors after six races, with the Ferrari driver looking for to change into the primary Monegasque to attain factors at dwelling since Louis Chiron completed third in 1950.
AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly was fifth and Lando Norris, recovering from tonsillitis, sixth for McLaren regardless of clipping the wall.
Seven instances world champion Lewis Hamilton was seventh quickest for Mercedes, with staff mate George Russell ninth.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll hit the wall after bouncing off a kerb.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, enhancing by Christian Radnedge)
