6.
15:11
Russell gets away
George Russell gets away. The race control looked at the start again and could not find anything wrong with the Briton.
6.
15:10
Gaps in the top flight
Some gaps have already opened up in the leading group. Verstappen continues to break away from Alonso. Behind there is already a gap of 4.5 seconds between Alonso and Ocon.
5.
15:09
haas
Penalty for Nico Hulkenberg
Nico Hülkenberg is penalized by race control. On the first lap he bumped into Logan Sargeant’s Williams in the Mirabeau.
3.
15:08
Verstappen disengages
When the DRS was released, Max Verstappen was already able to easily detach himself from Alonso. The gap between the two drivers is 1.8 seconds. Ocon is also clearly behind.
3.
15:07
Russell under surveillance
Russell could be in trouble. The FIA notes that he may not have been in the correct position at the start.
2.
15:05
haas
Pit stop by Nico Hulkenberg
Right after the first lap there are a few drivers who come to pit. Hulkenberg was in and switched to hard. Zhou and Pérez also switch to the hard tire compound.
1.
15:04
Touches in midfield
In midfield there are some touches in Mirabeau, in the middle is Hülkenberg, among others. However, all pilots can continue.
1.
15:04
Start race
The traffic lights are off, the race has started! Max Verstappen comes off well up front and has no trouble fending off his spot against Alonso. Nothing is happening behind it either. Ocon goes into the first corner third, followed by Sainz, Hamilton and Leclerc.
15:02
Not for long
The first cars come back on the grid. Now it won’t be long until the race in Monaco starts!
15:00
formation lap
The formation lap for the race in Monte Carlo is underway and Max Verstappen leads the field one last time before the start. The polesitter will start on the medium, while Alonso is on the hard tyre. Behind it, the choice also falls between medium and hard. Zhou is the only one who starts on soft.
14:52
The weather
At the moment it is dry with only a few clouds over the route. But rain is not impossible in the next few hours. A rain front is currently hanging over the mountains, but depending on the weather model it could make it to the track during the race. Officially, the chance of rain is only 20 percent.
14:47
Hulkenberg knocked off
The only German driver in the field starts from far behind. The Haas never really got going in Monaco and in qualifying Nico Hulkenberg was only able to get 18th on the grid. So it should be little consolation that Kevin Magnussen is only one starting place ahead in the second Haas.
14:42
Unleashed Ocon
Esteban Ocon inherits third place from Leclerc, who showed an outstanding qualifying in his Alpin and was able to drive well up front. Carlos Sainz will form the second row of the grid with him. Lewis Hamilton follows in fifth ahead of Leclerc. Gasly, Russell, Tsunoda and Norris complete the top ten.
14:39
Pérez crashes
For his part, Sergio Pérez had to accept a severe setback in the team’s internal World Cup fight. While Verstappen starts the race in Monaco from pole, the Mexican is only in last place on the narrow street circuit. Pérez crashed at the Sainte-Devote corner just a few minutes after the start of qualifying and destroyed his car.
14:34
Leclerc with starting place penalty
Charles Leclerc was actually in third place, who was a good tenth short of pole. But for the Monegasque there was still a grid penalty after qualifying. Leclerc drove unnecessarily slowly on the ideal line in the tunnel and thus hindered Norris. The main blame lay with the Ferrari team and not Leclerc, because radio messages made it clear that Leclerc had only been informed about what was happening in front of him, but not about the pilots behind him. The penalty saw Leclerc slip to sixth place on the grid at his home Grand Prix.
14:24
Verstappen wins pole thriller
On Saturday there was an exciting fight in the street canyons of Monaco to pursue pole position. The last few minutes of qualifying developed into a thriller and the drivers got the best out of their cars one after the other. In the end, Max Verstappen was ahead thanks to an outstanding final sector. With a time of 1:11.365 minutes, the Dutchman beat Fernando Alonso with just 0.084 seconds.
14:14
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the traditional Formula 1 race in Monaco. The race starts at 3 p.m.