Gabriel Bortalto had the new chicane brochure. Out comes the red flag on board. New chicane.
Does he tap the left? Knew it was coming at some point. They've been getting closer and closer and closer and he's done it there.
It's not a huge strike at all, but it's enough that he's just done the track road on the front left. And I tell you what, Mati Bonato did not look chuffed. We're looking at Valtry Votas back in Formula 1 with Cadillac who went for an ultra experienced lineup.
He's 4/10en of a second away from Esan Okon who is the driver at risk. Personal bests to come by at the moment even with 20 Formula 1 pole positions to your name. If the tire temperature isn't there, there's nothing you can do and Botas cannot improve.
Bman's having a good go at it. No personal best, but he's neck and neck with AON. We pick him up with one corner to go.
The Alpine dives out of the way. for one up in the teammate head-to-head battle using all of the curve around the 19th and final corner. Bam.
And misses out. Personal best time if you add up all three sectors, but he misses out by less than a tenth of a second. Carlos SC is improving in the middle part of the lap.
He's currently facing a very long afternoon tomorrow in 19th. Oh, that's mega. That's unbelievable from Carlos SC.
He does find the improvement at the last. No one was able to escape and he knocks out both Hasses. Perez, Botas, Alonzo and Stroll Antonelli is setting a scorching pace on the left hand side of your screen.
George Russell chasing it. He's had some majestic laps in Formula 1, but Monaco has never really been his circuit. He remains in eighth for the time being.
Gastri can't improve his time. Kimmy Antonelli in a few moments will cut the beam and he doesn't improve. But again, that's three very similar laps.
Max Vstappen steps forward with a 112. 4. That is a superb time.
Best of the weekend so far. Yeah, just getting his eye in for the final part. Both Williams's are improving and they're nip and tuck.
So, it's Lawson and Gazzley at the moment getting through. Can that change? Signs just misses out.
Alex Alburn's been asking questions about tire temperature. Has he got the answers? He's ahead of his teammate, but he's not in to Q3.
Disappointment for Alburn, but he will be the lead Williams on the grid. Haja up to third in the wall yesterday in the top three along with his teammate. And now as we get to this stage of the weekend, Red Bull seemed to have come alive.
The driver in 15th at the moment, aiming for 10th place, comes over the line. He's 610 of a second away. Lawson and Gazzley are the drivers that have done the job.
Alba missing out by 200s of a second. He'll be disappointed that the margin was so tight. Oscar Pastri isn't leaving much margin.
Fighting the car on the exit of the swimming pool section. No, that's blinking. You miss it.
It's impressive. And then full power out the last corner and he's using all of the rubber as he runs for the line. Tapping the barriers on his way to a 1 minute 12.
9. And can anyone get on terms with that? Lando Norris can do a 1 minute 12.
7 to Lewis Hamilton. He's won this Grand Prix three times. Hasn't had a Grand Prix pole since 2023.
It's good. He gave himself a lot of turning to do on the exit of the swimming pool of the uh the Noville chicane. But here he comes with a shot at provisional pole.
Sometimes this weekend the third sector has been his undoing, but he knows this is a golden opportunity. much happier with Ferrari trying to steal his teammates thunder this weekend. Lewis Hamilton to provisional pole.
Yeah, Kimi Antonelli had led up the screens in the first sector only to be beaten now by Max Vistappen. So they've definitely given themselves an opportunity at the beginning of the lap. Let's see what we get across the line from George Russell.
He moves into third ahead of Oscar Pastry. Kimmy Anteneelli going well. Here's the championship leader to provisional pole now.
And he's fighting Max Stappen once again on board with the four-time champion and twotime Monaco Grand Prix winner. He was all arms and elbows coming through the Rasc. It looks quick though.
It's going to be close. How close is it? Oh, he's missed out by 1,000th of a second.
Yeah, but crucially he'll know there's more time to play with. That was a save of the low speed century coming through Ras. And uh well, we knew we had a battle, but can you believe the time difference?
This was Charlotte's opening sector that went wrong. Oh, he's got wide on the entry to Masan. He's trying to then get it back for a sort of later apex.
It's a bit unconventional there. I'm surprised he's found the grip to almost make it back, but then he's run out of it. Does the home favorite have another moment of magic?
The answer is yes. All in in Monaco, chasing the pole position. That means more of any Formula 1 season.
Shaolair will not accept being P10. He's given it everything. He goes to the line.
Spectacular to watch and it is provisional pole position to the roar of the principality. Vappen will have to go aggressive into the new chicane. Into the sunlight we go.
Left hand side of your picture. How does it go with Vstafen? immaculate so far.
Pastry goes to fifth. He goes across the line ahead of his teammate. And now we go on board with a four-time champion who's 6 h00s of a second up.
But remember the final sector was where the car got loose before. What's the grip like for Vstappen? Yeah, this is tidier.
This is tidier. One final corner to go. He's fighting it.
The grip of the PL is falling away. Hamilton still in the mix for Grand Prix pole as well. But Stappen does it by 2/10 of a second.
But can Hamilton take at the last chasing his first Grand Prix pole since 2023. He's ahead of his teammate and he's on the front row. What about Russell next?
And Antelli, let's not forget about him. Hel jumps to fifth. Russell through the final corner.
Antonelli's on a very tidy lap. Russell is down to eighth at the moment. Needs an improvement.
He gets one but only to sixth. Antonelli is still in the fight for pole. It's a personal best through the first sector for Shalair as well.
Had time for another flyer. though like McLaren last year. He goes again.
Here comes the championship leader across the line and Tanelli takes it at the last. Absolutely unbelievable. The two Titans on the front row are separated by 400s of a second.
And if you want to see confidence behind the wheel, Kimmy Antonelli will show you. He will lead the line for the Monaco Grand Prix. Shaollair was chasing it and he's tapped the barriers looking for a return to the front.
He will start his home race in fourth with a little bit of heartbreak. This is the moment that he went out of the fight. Yeah, he's turned into to back full commitment.
Lost the rear end straight into the barrier and well punctured the tire and will have done some gearbox damage. We'll find out in time. Yes, Kimmy.
Nice work, pal. Good man. Well done.
Woo! Woo! 43 milliseconds.
Oh man, Max Stappen chased him all the way 1,000th of a second when it came to the first runs. In the second runs, it went all the way up to 43,000 of a second. Max Stapen, Lewis Hamilton, and Kimmy Antonelli.
The different generations of Formula 1 in one photo.
