The last free practice session of the Monegasque weekend has also concluded. There Red Bull seems to have solved the setup problems on Friday, and threatens Sergio Perez towards the favorite from Maranello. The entire session was mainly dedicated to the qualifying simulation, and the drivers they didn't hesitate to touch the walls to find the limit in view of the qualifications. The pilots sought the middle ground between seeking the limit and conserving the risks, as any damage could have affect the weekend of the victim.
Red Bull uncomfortable challenger for Ferrari
The Milton Keynes team did not sit idle during the night between Friday and Saturday, solving the setup problems and posing as a killjoy against a Ferrari given as a favourite. Perez signed the best time of the session, stopping the clock at 1:12:476, just ahead of Leclerc, just 44 thousandths behind the RB18.
Sainz chases the distant companion of about three-tenths; well so far the madrileno, two small smudges however, to note: a long one à la Saint Devote due to cold rubber – a fate that many riders shared in these two days -, e an impeding which earned him a call-up from the commissioners. the Spaniard is aiming for a weekend of redemption after numerous difficulties, and in less than an hour, in qualifying, the first verdict will come.
Verstappen once again behind the Ferraris and comrade Perez. The Dutch keeps complaining about understeer, a factor that prevents him from anticipating the acceleration as he would like. Be careful to believe he is out of the game, the champion hardly 'disappoints' several times in a weekend.
The Mercedes is an enigma
No other team like Mercedes has given rise to such conflicting opinions between one weekend and another this year. The W13 is now labelable as one car that Monaco is close to. The car of the two Englishmen keep bouncing irritating the spirits above all of the seven times world champion, who is surprisingly seventh – it's strange to say – ahead of his teammate who is ninth. The new arrived he took a big risk when approaching the Rascasse he found himself in front of Sergio Perez. Qualifying doesn't seem like the most eagerly awaited session for Brekley's team, we'll see.
Gasly and Norris: back to 2021
Both the pilot of theAlpha Tauri, which in number one of the McLarenhave given very positive signals. As English as he could have been, considering the disappointing vehicle he drives, he was almost always managed to stay ahead of the partner throughout the year, often making noteworthy times. Regard gasly instead, it seems so far much more comfortable compared to past appointments, confirming the positive trend that has been going on since Friday. The French is facing a key season for his career, and he will have to do very well if he wants to hope for a return alongside Verstappen. Norris it is sixth with the French ahead of a few thousandths; Ricciardo returned to the track after the crash from yesterday, but he is sixteenth one second behind his teammate; tsunoda eleventh.
Haas a little better, Alfa Romeo so-so, and the rest of the grid
Magnussen manages to stay in the top ten, making the team hope for a Q3 which does not seem like a utopia. Schumacher a little further back, almost four tenths from his teammate: if the Dane is eighth, he finishes twelfth. There is nothing to throw away in the house Haas, the American team aims to do well in the fight between the manufacturers, and hopes to be able to play two points as soon as possible. The other Ferrari engine disappoints a bit. It's not qualifying yet, but the prospects are not exciting. Bottas is 14th, e Zhou penultimate one second from the Finn, after all the experience in Monaco is a factor. Alonso tenth; Hag 13th; Albon 15th as a demonstration of his qualities – his teammate is last more than a second behind -; Or with 17th and Stroll 18th. At 16:00 the qualifications more heart-pounding than the championship, waiting to see some guardrails polished, and hopefully nothing more.
