Oscar Piastri has his work cut out winning Formula One’s jewel in the crown and keeping his lead in the world drivers’ championship after qualifying third for Sunday night’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Off the track, with F1 partners and sponsors placing such an emphasis on the American races these days, Monaco is no longer in rarefied air

Highlights Both Mercedes drivers, Russell and Antonelli, were out of Q1. There were many impeding incidents during the qualifying session. Lando Norris broke the pole record in Monaco. McLaren driver Lando Norris has broken the lap record at the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.

The Ferrari driven to victory by Formula One legend Michael Schumacher at the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix is sold for £13.43m at auction.

Charles Leclerc was furious when pole position at his home Grand Prix was snatched away from him by F1 rival Lando Norris. A scintillating lap put the Monegasque on provisional pole towards the end of Q3, and he stayed there right up until Norris pipped him by just over a tenth of a second.

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F1 and its governing body, the FIA, hope a rule change for Sunday’s race will change that. Drivers will be forced to change tires at least twice in the hope that more pit stop strategy could shake up an event where Saturday qualifying — and the resulting grid position — is often more important than race day.