4
16:15
Pit radio Lewis Hamilton
4
16:14
Mick Schumacher pit stop
Mick Schumacher is now taking a risk and switching to Inter. Is that the right decision? Gasly has just slipped a lot on his outlap.
4
16:13
Orderly driving
There isn’t much action on the first laps and not much has happened on the track so far. Vettel is still ninth, Mick Schumacher is 15th.
3
16:12
Pit stop by Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly comes into the pits and now tries the risk variant. He switches to the intermediate.
3
16:10
Restart has taken place!
The restart has taken place! Nobody takes risks and Leclerc can hold his lead. Meanwhile, Stroll and Latifi were both in the box and there was almost a crash between the two.
2
16:09
There’s the rolling start
The race control decides in the second lap that there will be a rolling start. The safety car comes in this lap.
1
16:09
Accident by Lance Stroll
And there is the next crash! Stroll also hit the wall behind the safety car on the first lap and suffered a puncture.
1
16:08
Accident by Nicholas Latifi
Accident of Nicholas Latifi crashed behind the safety car! He crashed into the crash barrier at the hairpin bend! He can free himself again but will have to pit first.
1
16:07
Start race
Here we go! The safety car leads the field onto the track and this time the lap counts directly towards the race. Also interesting: The race organizers have already included the race time from earlier.
16:01
Final preparations
Final preparations are underway. At 4:05 p.m., the field behind the safety car is scheduled to rejoin the track.
15:56
It’s supposed to start at 4:05 p.m
There’s the ten-minute signal from race control. Means it should continue at 4:05 p.m. Accordingly, things are getting hectic again in the pit lane. The drivers are getting ready and the final work on the cars is underway.
15:54
When does it start?
The rain has eased in the meantime and actually it shouldn’t be long now before the race can finally start.
15:51
Steady back and forth
The rain has stopped again now. However, there is no new information from the race control and Bernd Mayländer has not yet driven a lap with the safety car to get an overview of the conditions.
15:42
No sighting round yet
So far there has not been a sighting round of the safety car. It’s probably not necessary at the moment, because the rain is getting a little heavier now. Incidentally, the time has not yet started, since the start has not yet been completed. However, one lap was deducted from the race due to the two sighting laps.
15:41
patience required
Patience is still required. The drivers sit in their boxes and, like us, wait for new information from the race control. It’s still raining in Monaco, although not as heavily as it was a few minutes ago.
15:33
It clears up
It is clearing up more and more in Monte Carlo and the big shower seems to have passed. There is no update from the race management yet.
15:29
Now it’s time to wait
Now we have to wait and see how the conditions in Monaco develop. The rain has lessened a bit, but of course there is still a lot of water on the track.
15:24
Hustle and bustle in the pit lane
The pit lane is now bustling with activity. The drivers have got out and the mechanics are setting up the tents over the cars.
15:21
Red flag
It doesn’t come to a start! The rain has picked up again and after a few driver radios there are red flags. The field is now coming back to the pit lane.
15:20
Pit radio Sebastian Vettel
“Now it’s raining heavily and there’s a lot of water on the track,” reports Vettel over the team radio. The TV pictures confirm that. There is a lot of water on the track. Another formation lap is currently being filmed.
15:16
It’s the introductory round
The safety car leads the field through the formation lap. It is not yet known what will happen after that.
15:13
It’s supposed to start soon
If everything is now going according to plan, the launch should start in a few minutes. Everyone must have the rain tires on the car.
15:09
Pit radio Charles Leclerc
“This rain intensity will stay like this for ten minutes, then it will decrease,” radios Ferrari pit pole setter Charles Leclerc into the car. He would certainly have wished for a boring dry race today.
15:08
Formation lap at 3:16 p.m
The formation lap now starts at 15:16. The rain has become significantly heavier and by now at the latest it should no longer be an issue which tires you need at the start. All are on the full wet.
15:06
start delayed
In the meantime, there is information from the race management that the start will be delayed. Currently seems like it won’t start at 3:10 p.m. either. After the rain had let up in between, it is now getting wetter again.
15:06
Pit radio Max Verstappen
“What are we waiting for so long?” Verstappen meanwhile asks over the radio. “That it dries off again or what?”
15:03
More and more on full wet
There is a lot of hustle and bustle on the starting grid. More and more mechanics come running with the full wets to change the tires again. Almost everyone has now switched to the variant that displaces more water.
15:01
Formation lap behind the safety car
The formation lap will take place just behind the safety car. Meanwhile, there are some teams in the grid that are changing tires again. From the inter it goes to the full wet.
15:00
Start moved backwards
The race director has issued new information: The warm-up lap will start at 3:09 p.m. Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas is radioed that “heavy rain” is expected in the next few minutes.
14:57
Start procedure suspended
With conditions changing rapidly, the FIA has decided to suspend the normal starting procedure for the time being. So it won’t start on time, that much is already clear.
14:56
Which tire do drivers choose?
Due to the rain, it will of course be exciting again towards the start of the race. Which tire do the teams choose at the start? At the moment everything speaks in favor of the Intermediate in order not to have to take too many risks.
14:53
The view of the World Cup stand
After the race in Barcelona, Max Verstappen is the new leader in the drivers’ championship. He leads Charles Leclerc with 110 points. Sergio Pérez is third with 85 points. George Russell has 74 points to his credit and ranks fifth. Sebastian Vettel has only been able to take four points and is 14th. Mick Schumacher still has no points.
14:48
It starts to dribble
It seems that some riders’ hopes are being answered. It’s starting to dribble in Monaco! The first spectators put on their raincoats and open their umbrellas. Is there still a wet race in the Principality?
14:46
What’s up for Mick Schumacher?
Meanwhile, Mick Schumacher should hope that we will experience a chaotic Monaco GP today, because otherwise it should not be easy for the Haas youngster with starting position 15 with the points. So it’s little consolation that teammate Kevin Magnussen didn’t make it into the top ten on the grid either.
14:43
Vettel out of the top ten
A week ago in Barcelona, qualifying for both Aston Martins was already over in Q1. In Monaco, Sebastian Vettel was stronger in qualifying and secured a place in the top ten for the race. It was completely different with teammate Lance Stroll. Vettel had clearly beaten that after Stroll in 18th place had already retired in Q1.
14:37
The rain as an opportunity?
Before the weekend, the rain was the big issue in Monaco. Many forecasts spoke of a high probability of rain for Sunday’s race. In the meantime, the chance of rain has dropped to 40 percent. However, rain cannot be ruled out, because some dark clouds are forming over the route. They also ensure that the asphalt has cooled down over the last few days. The track temperature is currently 37 degrees. The air temperature is 23 degrees.
14:31
Verstappen from fourth place
Max Verstappen should be served. The Dutchman has been left behind in Monaco so far and has not been able to top the performances of Leclerc and teammate Pérez. After all, in qualifying, the current championship leader couldn’t do more than fourth place.
14:26
Crash pilots on two and three
Two crash pilots have lined up behind Charles Leclerc on the starting grid. Sergio Pérez had spun into the gang on the last fast lap entering the tunnel. Sainz passed this point a little later and spun his Ferrari into the Red Bull standing across the track. Red flags followed, securing the two drivers’ positions for the race. Both had to swap parts for the race, but there were no penalties for doing so. Sainz is in the front row next to his teammate. Pérez will start from third place.
14:21
Can Leclerc end Monaco’s bad luck?
Charles Leclerc has known the winding streets of Monaco since his childhood, but the Monegasse was not really lucky at his home Grand Prix. Neither when he started in Formula 2 nor in Formula 1 did he see the finish line in Monaco. At the “Grand Prix de Monaco Historique” a few weeks ago, he crashed Niki Lauda’s racing car from the 1974 Formula 1 season into one of the crash barriers after a brake problem. Will he manage to shake off the bad luck at home today? At least so far the weekend has been perfect for him and yesterday was pole with a strong time of 1:11.376 minutes.
Warm welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Monaco Grand Prix. The legendary race in the principality starts at 3:00 p.m.