Monaco GP: Leclerc still on top in FP3 as Hamilton crashes.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completed on Saturday a flawless run through free practice ahead of his home Grand Prix in Monaco, laying down in FP3 a clear marker with a late-session flyer that left the field chasing shadows.
24/05/2025
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

With a blistering lap of 1m10.953s, Leclerc outpaced Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by nearly three tenths, solidifying his status as the slight favorite for pole in his home race. The session, however, revealed a tyre conundrum that promises to make the upcoming qualifying a tactical chess match, while a late crash by Lewis Hamilton brought a dramatic close to proceedings.

Under the golden sun of the Côte d’Azur, the final dress reheasal began in rather subdued fashion. Only six drivers took to the circuit in the first 15 minutes as teams played it safe on a street track still waking up from its public overnight access. The early surface slickness added an element of unpredictability that would carry through the session.

Lando Norris and Leclerc traded early top spots before Max Verstappen threw down the gauntlet midway through, clocking a 1m11.233s on the medium C5 compound — a time that, oddly enough, stood firm against the supposedly faster soft tyres. Leclerc answered back, trimming Verstappen’s benchmark to a 1m11.179s — just 0.054s quicker — before a stunning late surge saw him clock a 1m10.953s, stretching nearly three tenths clear of the Red Bull.

‘Leclerc still on top in FP3’;

https://f1i.com/news/539525-monaco-g...n-crashes.html


Monaco GP: Free Practice 3 Results
Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix from the streets of Monte Carlo where Charles Leclerc was fastest and Lewis Hamilton crashed.
24 May 2025
Speedcafe.com

POS NO DRIVER CAR TIME LAPS
1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:10.953 25
2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 1:11.233 23
3 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 1:11.247 23
4 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 1:11.398 21
5 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:11.516 26
6 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 1:11.668 24
7 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls Honda RBPT 1:11.814 33
8 55 Carlos Sainz Williams Mercedes 1:11.893 24
9 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 1:11.952 21
10 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:12.013 23

‘Free Practice 3 Results’;

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2025-m...ice-3-results/


Monaco GP: Hamilton bins his Ferrari as Leclerc goes P1 and FP3 raises qualy tyre questions
24 May 2025
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

With only one hour of practice remaining before the all-important qualifying session, Liam Lawson and Lewis Hamilton queued at the end of the pit lane – as Max Verstappen strolled down to the Red Bull garage. Kimi Antonelli also wasn’t in a hurry to go out, instead chatting to his race engineer Pete Bonnington in the Mercedes garage.

Franco Colapinto put in the opening gambit, 1:15.8, over four seconds slower than Charles Leclerc’s P1 time from Friday. Only five drivers completed timed laps in the opening 10 minutes, with Nico Hulkenberg P1 on a 1:14.0. Ferrari and McLaren joined the action, immediately onto the soft Pirellis, with Lewis Hamilton going quickest, followed by Lando Norris, and then Charles Leclerc.

A 1:12.7 for the local favourite. The Mercedes team-mates and Fernando Alonso were the last drivers to enter the fray, having waited almost a third of the session before going out. Having seemingly figured out how to get the soft tyres to last, Leclerc went quickest with a 1:10.9 while Norris and Piastri improved their times to finish third and fourth fastest. The one driver who struggled was Verstappen, P2 by on the medium Pirellis. Hamilton brought out the red flag with two minutes left on the clock as he binned his Ferrari at Massenet, damaging the front right of the car. The session was not restarted.

‘Hamilton bins his Ferrari as Leclerc goes P1 and FP3 raises qualy tyre questions’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/monaco...025-fp3-report


2025 Monaco GP FP3: Hamilton hits the wall to bring out the red flags and end the session
24 May 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

There were just a few minutes left on the clock in final practice when Lewis Hamilton clonked the walls at the Massenet corner to trigger the red flags and bring the session to an early finish.

‘Clonked the walls’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...03774053837203


Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari misery continues as star CRASHES OUT of Monaco GP practice at 175MPH - as team face race against time before qualifying
• Lewis Hamilton crashed out of practice at the Monaco Grand Prix at 175mph
• Ferrari were given just two-and-half hours to put his car back together
24 May 2025
JONATHAN MCEVOY
MailOnline

Lewis Hamilton crashed out of practice for the Monaco Grand Prix at 175mph – giving his Ferrari team two-and-a-half hours to piece his car back together ahead of qualifying. Hamilton, who has won in Monte Carlo three times, was caught out at Massenet as he suddenly saw cars in front him after clearing the crest. He decelerated, lost control, and scraped along the barriers.

‘Damn, hit the wall - sorry, guys,’ said Hamilton to the concerned pit wall. He was running fifth in the timings when he pranged on the congested track.
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— La Gazzetta Ferrari (@GazzettaFerrari) May 24, 2025
He pulled up at Casino Square to inspect the damage, which looked repairable in time for qualifying.

‘CRASHES OUT of Monaco GP practice at 175MPH’;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ualifying.html


‘That’s stupid’: Nick Heidfeld accuses £2.5m-a-year F1 driver of making a ‘stupid’ excuse for their Monaco Grand Prix incident
24 May 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Nick Heidfeld slams Lance Stroll’s ‘stupid’ excuse for his Monaco GP FP1 crash with Charles Leclerc. Gary Gannon, Stroll’s race engineer, told the 26-year-old Leclerc was close. Yet the Montreal native said he did not hear the radio message after the crash, which saw Stroll miss the rest of FP1 due to rear suspension and gearbox damage. Leclerc had to pit for a new front wing.

But Nick Heidfeld does not buy Stroll’s excuse that he could not avoid a crash with Leclerc in FP1 for the Monaco GP as he did not hear Gannon’s radio message. The former Williams F1 driver claims it is a poor explanation as you must always be aware of traffic in Monte Carlo.

‘Stupid excuse’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/nic...prix-incident/


2025 Monaco GP FP3: Hadjar forced to dodge Tunsoda in the tunnel
24 May 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Isack Hadjar was forced to dodge Yuki Tsunoda’s Red Bull in the tunnel in final practice in Monaco – bringing back memories of his close shave in the tunnel with Ritomo Miyata in F2 Qualifying last year.

‘Hadjar forced to dodge’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...01182831725202


Helmut Marko criticises Isack Hadjar for showing ‘a lack of intelligence’ after what he heard at the Monaco Grand Prix
24 May 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Helmut Marko criticises Isack Hadjar for calling himself ‘an idiot’ after crashing in practice in Monaco. A bit of oversteer at Sainte Devote saw the left-rear of Hadjar’s VCARB 02 slide as he got on the throttle. The Parisian quickly hit Racing Bulls’ radio to say: “I’m so stupid. I think I’m just an idiot.” But Hadjar’s instant reaction did not impress Red Bull’s motorsport adviser Marko.

“He was good in terms of pace but not right away,” Marko told Motorsport.com. “He hit the barrier and tried to explain it with a lack of intelligence and things like that. He should just concentrate on driving.” Hadjar developed a reputation during his rise to Formula 1 for being very hot-headed on the radio having often berated the Parisian’s team, especially in Formula 2. Even Marko warned Hadjar to keep his cool on the radio when Red Bull promoted him into F1 with Racing Bulls.

‘A lack of intelligence’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/hel...co-grand-prix/