Together with the two Mercedes, a third frontrunner car on paper was eliminated by Q2 in Monaco. Yuki Tsunoda finished only in P12 in qualifying. It is another qualifying session to forget for the second Red Bull driver.

Tsunoda suffered an enormous accident last Saturday in Q1 as he overstepped the limit of the Red Bull in the fast Tamburello chicane, sending him into the barriers. The Japanese driver thankfully climbed unhurt, but huge damage to the car meant the team had to build up a spare chassis with a new power unit and floor.

Lewis Hamilton was involved in a scary crash during FP1 at the Monaco Grand Prix, whilst his team-mate Charles Leclerc collided with Lance Stroll. Leclerc made it back out on track however, and with a new front wing, launched a significant comeback to top the timesheets in FP1.