Charles Leclerc stayed in front in FP2 of F1 Monaco GP in a Ferrari 1-2 with Carlos Sainz second, with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in P3.

The FP2 session in F1 Monaco GP saw multiple offs during the session with AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda going off at Turn 1 to cause a yellow flag. There was a red flag for McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo midway in the session to cause a red flag.

He had a moment coming into Swimming Pool section where he lost the rear and touched the wall and rammed onto the tyre barrier. Post the brief stoppage, the drivers had their qualifying trim where Ferrari ended up with a 1-2 finish.

Charles Leclerc was fastest in FP2 of F1 Monaco GP with a 1m12.656s lap as Carlos Sainz slotted in second with a 1m12.700s lap – only 0.044s behind – while a late lap from Sergio Perez (1m13.035s) put him in third ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

McLaren’s Lando Norris popped up into fifth despite his health issue but he was called into the pits after a small brush in the final corner. Mercedes’ George Russell slotted in sixth from AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, who had a lock-up exiting the tunnel.

Alpine’s Fernando Alonso had a better FP2 to be eighth with Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel in ninth from AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese driver set a good time even though he complained of balance issues all-session long.

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen was 11th where both are under investigation for unsafe re-joining at Turn 10. He led Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who had a lock-up to go off as well, with Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas lotting in 13th after putting in a new MGU-K.

Teammate Zhou Guanyu was 15th behind Williams’ Alexander Albon, with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll in 16th. Haas’ Mick Schumacher was 17th after the team put in a new MGU-K and a gearbox after issues faced in FP1, much like Bottas did.

Alpine’s Esteban Ocon’s difficult run in F1 Monaco GP continued with the Frenchman only 18th, while Williams’ Nicholas Latifi was 19th and McLaren’s Ricciardo classified in 20th. Both Norris and Stroll also had offs at Turn 1 towards the end of the session.

 

Here’s how F1 Monaco GP FP1 panned out

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