Monaco Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc tops both practice sessions as Daniel Ricciardo crashes out, Lewis Hamilton 12th

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped the Friday practice sessions with a time of 1:12.656 to lead the field. Monaco native Leclerc will hope to finish the race for the first time in four appearances, but he looks to stand a very good chance of doing so after completing a Friday practice double. Ad/> Leclerc led a Ferrari one-two with Carlos Sainz taking second place by a fraction (+0.044s) while Red Bull's Sergio Perez (+0.379s) and Max Verstappen (+0.447s) — who has won the last three races — took third and fourth respectively.

Spanish Grand Prix'Better than a win' — Hamilton jubilant with Barcelona comeback23/05/2022 AT 09:34 McLaren's Lando Norris rounded out the top five (+0.638s). Two Alpha Tauris, Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel, Alpine's Fernando Alonso and the Mercedes of George Russell also make up the top ten. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who locked up twice on the Monaco circuit, finished down in 12th and almost a full second behind his Mercedes teammate.

/> The flashpoint of the second practice was Daniel Ricciardo smashing into the barriers at the Swimming Pool section of the course after only 15 minutes. /> The Australian is the first to crash on the Monaco course this weekend, but was fortunately unhurt after the shunt by the chicane. 'F1 without Monaco is not F1' — Leclerc says dropping Monaco GP would be a 'bad move' Ricciardo was not the only driver to struggle in the 2022 cars on the narrow streets this year, which are notably larger in size than previous years.