Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the first free practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix on Friday. The Mercedes driver won on the narrow street circuit of Monte Carlo in 1:12.169 minutes, just ahead of Oscar Piastri in the McLaren (+0.029) and George Russell in the second Mercedes (0.126).
World champion Max Verstappen, who unlike the fastest drivers was not yet using the soft tires, had to settle for eleventh place (0.815) in the Red Bull. The second free practice session is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. (live on ORF1 and in the live stream). The broadcast begins at 4.45 p.m.
Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo
First Free Practice: 1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:12.169 2. Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren + 0.029 3. George Russell GBR Mercedes 0.126 4. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 0.227 5. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 0.228 6. Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin 0.606 7. Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin 0.620 8. Yuki Tsunoda JPN RB 0.706 9. Daniel Ricciardo AUS RB 0.732 10. Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 0.785 11. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 0.815 12. Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull 1.060 13. Valtteri Bottas FIN Kick Sauber 1,079 14. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1,221 15. Alexander Albon THA Williams 1,256 16. Niko Hülkenberg GER Haas 1,407 17. Logan Sargeant USA Williams 1,981 18. Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine 1,990 19. Zhou Guanyu CHN Kick Sauber 2,401 20. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpine 3,405
