MONACO GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES
Ricciardo and team-mate Max Verstappen spent most of the session lowering the benchmark on the hypersoft tyre, which makes its Formula 1 race debut this weekend.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton briefly managed to take the top spot on his second run with the pink walled tyres, but dropped back as Verstappen and Ricciardo found improvements in the final third of the 90 minute session.
Ricciardo ended the morning with a 1m12.126s lap around the Monte Carlo circuit, 0.154s ahead of Verstappen.
Verstappen ran into trouble late in the session when he ran off at Sainte Devote. Instead of turning to return to the track, the Red Bull reversed under double waved yellows as the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel approached.
The incident was investigated by the stewards, but no further action was taken.
Ferrari appeared to be off the pace in Monaco. Vettel finished fourth fastest, half a second slower than Hamilton and 0.915s slower than Ricciardo, while Kimi Raikkonen was a further 0.025s back in fifth.
Despite the unforgiving nature of the Monaco circuit, there were few incidents in FP1. Sergey Sirotkin suffered the most significant damage of the session after he hit the pit wall and damaged his rear right tyre. The Williams managed to continue, completing 40 laps and finishing 10th overall. Lance Stroll finished 18th, just ahead of Marcus Ericsson.
Fernando Alonso also had a difficult session on his return to Monaco after skipping the GP last season to race in the Indy 500. The McLaren driver complained of a “long brake” early in the session. McLaren was forced to change the floor on his car due to a brake-by-wire problem which kept him in the pits for the majority of the session. He was able to get back out later in the session, finishing 17th quickest. His team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne took 15th overall.
Haas also ran into problems in FP1, with Romain Grosjean needing his floor replaced and Kevin Magnussen suffering a possible injector problem. The ended the morning ninth and 20th respectively.
Carlos Sainz finished best of the rest in sixth, 0.05s ahead of Valtteri Bottas who could only manage seventh overall.
Sergio Perez took eighth, while Esteban Ocon finished just outside the top 10 in P11.
Brendon Hartley ended the session in P12, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly.
Charles Leclerc ended his first F1 session of his home GP P16.
TIMES:
1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:12.126 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
2. Max Verstappen - 1:12.280 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:12.480 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:13.041 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:13.066 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
6. Carlos Sainz - 1:13.456 / Renault-Renault / Spain
7. Valtteri Bottas - 1:13.502 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
8. Sergio Perez - 1:13.717 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
9. Romain Grosjean - 1:13.943 / Haas-Ferrari / France
10. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:13.962 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia
11. Esteban Ocon - 1:14.000 / Force India-Mercedes / France
12. Brendon Hartley - 1:14.034 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
13. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:14.034 / Renault-Renault / Germany
14. Pierre Gasly - 1:14.240 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
15. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:14.291 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
16. Charles Leclerc - 1:14.521 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco
17. Fernando Alonso - 1:14.637 / McLaren-Renault / Spain
18. Lance Stroll - 1:14.782 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:15.206 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
20. Kevin Magnussen - 1:18.801 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
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