In recent years the Monaco Grand Prix has become something of a parade, as the combination of massive Formula 1 cars coupled with the narrow circuit have made overtaking nearly impossible. That means that Saturday’s qualifying session is arguably the most important of the year because if you want to win the Monaco Grand Prix,

Max Verstappen was second quickest just 0.280 seconds behind Leclerc, as Lando Norris was a further 0.294 behind.

"Qualifying is going to be fundamental around here and we've got to be starting in front if we want to hope for a good result."