Today the Monaco Grand Prix is taking place.
Who will win one of the big highlights of the Formula 1 season?
We are in the live ticker.
Formula 1 is back on the legendary Monaco street circuit.
Sebastian Vettel finally wants to get his first points, Mick Schumacher gain important experience.
We accompany the race weekend in the live ticker.
Monaco Grand Prix: The starting grid
1 Leclerc |
2 Verstappen |
3 Bottas |
4 Sainz |
5 Norris |
6 Gasly |
7 Hamilton |
8 Vettel |
9 Perez |
10 Giovinazzi |
11 Ocon |
12 Ricciardo |
13 stroll |
14 Raikkonen |
15 Russell |
16 Tsunoda |
17 Alonso |
18 latifi |
19 Mazepin |
20 Schumacher |
+++ UPDATE +++
Update from May 23, 1:12 p.m.:
It starts in Monaco in less than two hours!
Charles Leclerc has so far provided the big sensation of the weekend with his pole position.
But can he keep it?
Since he crashed in qualifying (
see update from May 22nd, 4:05 p.m.
), Ferrari is considering
changing
the gearbox.
If the Scuderia changes the gearbox, Max Verstappen moves to pole in the Red Bull, Leclerc is likely to drop to sixth place.
Formula 1: Charles Leclerc takes pole - and crashes
Update from May 22nd, 4:05 p.m.:
Somewhat surprisingly, Charles Leclerc secured pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Monaco Ferrari star drove the fastest lap in qualifying in 1: 10.346 minutes. Since he crashed in the swimming pool chicane on his last attempt, no one was able to complete a final attack. Max Verstappen will start second in the Red Bull on Sunday. Valtteri Bottas at least secured third place for Mercedes. Record world champion and classification leader Lewis Hamilton did not get past seventh place.
Directly behind is Sebastian Vettel, who achieved his best result for Aston Martin in eighth place.
Before that, he had just saved himself into the second session, but this time ultimately distanced himself from his teammate Lance Stroll, who was 13th.
After a crash in the last free practice session, Mick Schumacher was unable to take part in qualifying because his car could not be made ready for action in time.
"It's a shame it ended up in the wall," said Leclerc in an interview after the accident.
It remains to be seen whether he can keep his pole position.
Nothing is known about the investigation yet.
But the youngster has always caused a stir.
Update from May 22nd, 2 p.m.: It is
now clear that Mick Schumacher will not be able to take part in qualifying after his new accident.
His vehicle is too badly damaged after the impact.
This means that the rookie will not only have important kilometers of experience on the course, he will also have to start the race from last place on the grid.
Update from May 22nd, 1:25 p.m.:
Mick Schumacher is still not going around this race weekend.
During free practice, the Hass pilot lost control of his car at the exit of the Casino Passage and hit
the guardrails
on the left side first with the
rear and then with the front.
The 22-year-old was uninjured, but his racer was badly damaged.
Schumacher radioed the pits after the crash: “I don't really know what to say.
I'm very sorry. ”While the session was canceled, the mechanics now have to do everything in their power to get the car ready to go by 3pm for qualifying.
Otherwise the rookie would only have the last place on the grid.
Update from May 20, 4:34 p.m.:
The second training session was canceled prematurely!
And Mick Schumacher of all people is responsible for it.
For the Haas driver, things haven't really gone smoothly the whole day; he couldn't get past his team-mate Nikita Mazepin in either training session.
Shortly before the end of the session, the German kissed the wall.
Schumacher tried to drag his car back to the pits, but couldn't do it in time, so the training had to be stopped.
Ferrari was surprisingly strong: Charles Leclerc set the fastest time just ahead of his team-mate Carlos Sainz.
Lewis Hamilton was third fastest ahead of Max Verstappen.
Everything points to an exciting qualifying - are three teams fighting for victory this weekend?
Sebastian Vettel distanced his teammate Lance Stroll again and finished the day in tenth place.
Formula 1: Monaco GP in the live ticker - Vettel with an upswing
Update from May 20, 1:05 p.m .:
Sergio Perez in the Red Bull was the fastest driver in the field in the first Monaco practice session.
Second and third place went to Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari and Max Verstappen.
Old master Fernando Alonso crashed into the wall.
Sebastian Vettel got off to a good start with eighth place.
He was almost four tenths faster than his teammate Lance Stroll.
Mick Schumacher took 18th place, one place behind his teammate.
The second training session begins at 3 p.m.
First report from May 20th:
Monaco - Finally a Schumacher in Monaco again!
For the first time since 2012 the abbreviation "MSC" appears again in the driver list on the most famous street circuit in the world.
Michael Schumacher * won the Grand Prix of the Principality five times, Mick Schumacher * is only at the beginning of his Formula 1 career.
He has never driven an F1 car through the narrow streets of Monte Carlo.
The Haas pilot only wants one thing: to stay away from the walls and barriers.
Sounds easy, but it's not - because his car has an extremely nervous rear, which is particularly unfavorable on a narrow track like Monaco *.
One small mistake and in most cases the race is over.
Formula 1: Monaco GP in the live ticker - Vettel analyzes soberly
Sebastian Vettel * knows that, he has already done 13 Monaco races.
Twice he was even at the top of the podium, but he is currently miles away from that.
The Heppenheimer is still without points and is still waiting for a break in the air.
“I'm not sure if we will be at the forefront this weekend,” said Vettel on Wednesday with a laugh, “but we will try everything.
We're not where we want to be yet.
But we want to improve from race to race.
To win or to drive for the World Cup is currently a distant goal. "
Formula 1: Monaco GP in the live ticker - Mercedes still have an advantage?
"No margin for error"
The fight for the world championship remains exciting, even if Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton were able to gain a small lead again recently.
“Monaco is a track that demands a lot of downforce, and we know that this is one of Red Bull's strengths,” warned team principal Toto Wolff.
“There is no room for error in Monaco,” emphasized Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
Monaco Grand Prix 2021: the schedule
1. Free practice |
Thursday, May 20, 11:30 a.m. |
2. Free practice |
Thursday, May 20, 3 p.m. |
3. Free practice |
Saturday, May 22nd, 12 noon |
Qualifying |
Saturday, May 22nd, 3 p.m. |
run |
Sunday, May 23, 3 p.m. |
Much will depend on qualifying due to the difficult overtaking opportunities - we keep an eye on the entire race weekend on the Cote d'Azur in our live ticker.
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