Sergio Perez denied Charles Leclerc a clean sweep of P1’s in Practice as he led FP3 at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The two drivers traded fastest times throughout the session, even setting the same time for a short time. But the Mexican’s final lap of 1m12.476s was just enough to lead the Ferrari by just 0.04s.
Their respective teammates have work to do, however, with Carlos Sainz three-tenths behind in third, fractionally ahead of Max Verstappen in fourth.
Pierre Gasly led the midfield in fifth, pipping Lando Norris by just 0.016s in the McLaren.
full GAS early in FP3 ⛽️ @PierreGASLY currently sitting P5 behind Sainz ? pic.twitter.com/hS1sTAJsbq
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Lewis Hamilton was ahead of George Russell as the two Mercedes’ ran seventh and ninth but the W13 continued to look a handful around the narrow street circuit.
Kevin Magnussen split the Silver Arrows in eighth with Fernando Alonso completing the top 10 for Alpine.
Further down, Mick Schumacher was 12th ahead of Sebastian Vettel in 13th and Valtteri Bottas in 14th, all three covered by just 0.021s.
After his crash in Practice 2, Daniel Ricciardo was only 16th, nine-tenths slower than teammate Norris.
Not the kind of ‘flying’ lap Lance Stroll wanted in practice ?#MonacoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/GUj0tcyhif
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Lance Stroll was the only driver to have a significant hit against the barriers on the exit of the Swimming Pool but appeared to escape unscathed with just a damaged front wing.
Otherwise, the main incidents were of impeding with several drivers set to visit the stewards before qualifying.
Full results from Practice 3 can be seen below:
? FP3 – CLASSIFICATION ?
Checo takes the top spot ahead of quali! ?#MonacoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/6IUJSkCEiI
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