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Charles Leclerc Edges Lewis Hamilton In Monaco Practice, Max Verstappen Fourth

Home hero Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton declared his Mercedes gave him his best day in two years after the pair dominated Friday's opening practice for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The 26-year-old Monegasque driver was fast throughout the day as he clocked a best lap in one minute and 11.278 seconds to finish 0.188 seconds clear of Hamilton, who was fastest in the opening session earlier in the day. "All in all, we've had a good day and I am feeling confident in the car which is important here for tomorrow and for qualifying," said Leclerc.

Lewis Hamilton Edges Oscar Piastri In Monaco Practice, Max Verstappen Struggles

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of Australian Oscar Piastri in an intriguing opening free practice for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton clocked a best lap in his Mercedes of 1minute and 12.169 seconds to outpace McLaren's Piastri by 0.029sec with his 'silver arrows' team-mate George Russell third. Lando Norris was fourth in the second McLaren ahead of local favourite Charles Leclerc in the leading Ferrari, two-time champion Fernando Alonso and his Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll.

Lewis Hamilton Reflects On His Teenage Dreams At Monaco

Lewis Hamilton said he was grateful for a moment of reflection on Thursday morning when he recalled his first visits to Monaco and the realisation of his teenage dreams. Speaking ahead of this weekend's 81st running of the Monaco Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion said he had a striking sense of the history and majesty of the event that he first attended as a 13-year-old as he arrived in the famous harbour driving through the tunnel.