In recent years the Monaco Grand Prix has become something of a parade, as the combination of massive Formula 1 cars coupled with the narrow circuit have made overtaking nearly impossible. That means that Saturday’s qualifying session is arguably the most important of the year because if you want to win the Monaco Grand Prix,

"Qualifying is going to be fundamental around here and we've got to be starting in front if we want to hope for a good result."

Leclerc beat championship leader Oscar Piastri by 0.038 seconds in the more representative second session, with his Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton finishing third quickest.

F1 heads to the streets of Monte-Carlo next up for round eight of the 2025 season, the Monaco Grand Prix.

Since Monaco is the circuit with the lowest average speed on the calendar, the cars experience much lower relative air speeds - so, in some regards, the brake ducts and exits may also need to be large...