Max Verstappen has leapfrogged Charles Leclerc in the Formula 1 title race ahead of the latter’s home Grand Prix in Monaco this weekend.
A disastrous retirement from Leclerc’s Ferrari gifted Red Bull a one-two finish in Spain with George Russell following Sergio Perez to cap off the podium.
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Things looked set to be simple for Ferrari after securing pole in Barcelona, with Leclerc assailing to a 13-second lead before losing power on lap 27.
The 24-year-old now finds himself six points behind defending champion Verstappen ahead of the famous Monaco Grand Prix.
Yet despite the track being his home race, Leclerc is still yet to register a finish in the Principality in three attempts during his time in F1.
Monaco Grand Prix: Date and UK start time
The race weekend at the Circuit de Monaco is scheduled for Friday, May 27 to Sunday, May 29.
There will be two practices on Friday that start from 12:30pm UK time with the third session at noon on the Saturday.
Qualifying will take place at 2pm while the race itself will also get underway at 2pm UK time on the Sunday.
Monaco Grand Prix: TV channel and live stream
Coverage will again be on Sky Sports F1 throughout the weekend. Their coverage of Sunday’s race build-up begins at 1pm.
Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.
If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £9.99 while Channel Four will broadcast highlights later in the evening.
talkSPORT will have all of the best of the action from Italy throughout the week while talkSPORT.com will have a live blog for the race.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart sparker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
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Monaco Grand Prix: What has been said?
Lewis Hamilton recovered from an early puncture that left him 19th to get up to fourth in Spain, although he then had to forfeit a place due to a water leak.
He said: “We’ve made a lot of improvements with the car.
“The race pace is much, much better… the car is much nicer in the race. This is a great sign we’re going in the right direction.
“Without [my start], I would have been fighting the Red Bulls.
“That gives me great hope that at some stage we’ll be fighting for the win.”
Monaco Grand Prix: Driver Standings
Driver / Car / Points
- Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing / 110
- Charles Leclerc / Ferrari / 104
- Sergio Perez / Red Bull Racing / 85
- George Russell / Mercedes / 74
- Carlos Sainz / Ferrari / 65
- Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / 46
- Lando Norris / McLaren / 39
- Valtteri Bottas / Alfa Romeo / 38
- Esteban Ocon / Alpine / 30
- Kevin Magnussen / Haas / 15
- Yuki Tsounda / Alphatauri / 11
- Daniel Ricciardo / McLaren / 11
- Pierre Gasly / Alphatauri / 6
- Sebastian Vettel / Aston Martin / 4
- Fernando Alonso / Alpine / 4
- Alexander Albon / Williams / 3
- Lance Stroll / Aston Martin / 2
- Zhou Guanyu / Alfa Romeo / 1
- Mick Schumacher / Haas / 0
- Nico Hulkenberg / Aston Martin / 0
- Nicholas Latifi / Williams / 0
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