12:27
Red Flag
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Lewis has hit the barrier at Mirabeau, after some oversteer on corner entry. He's out of the car.
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It's Saturday at the Monaco Grand Prix which means it's time for the best qualifying session of the year.
Follow all the action from Monte Carlo here with the Crash.net live blog.
27 May 2023
12:24
Red flag
Hamilton has crashed.
Red flag - the session has been halted.
12:23
Magnussen's car has been cleared
Seven minutes on the clock - FP3 is back underway under green flag conditions.
12:21
Magnussen has stopped
Looks like there could be a red flag shortly.
Magnussen has stopped out on track.
12:20
10 minutes to go
Expect some fast laps time to come in the final part of the session.
12:18
Poor lap from Alonso
He's only 14th after making a mistake at Turn 1.
12:14
Order with 15 minutes to go
Verstappen, Perez, Stroll, Sainz, Gasly, Leclerc, Hamilton, Bottas, Hulkenberg and Alonso.
12:12
Stroll on the move
He goes third for Aston Martin, 0.166s off Verstappen's time from earlier.
12:11
FP3 shots
Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
12:05
Red Bulls improve again
They have a 0.6s advantage over Sainz in third now.
12:02
Current top 10
Verstappen, Perez, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Alonso, Ocon, Russell, Stroll and Bottas.
12:00
Another big improvement
Verstappen improves to a 1m12.898s to move 0.3s clear of Perez.
Sainz and Leclerc are over 0.4s shy.
11:58
A brush of the barriers
Verstappen's rear tyre brushes the barriers into Turn 1. No damage done to his Red Bull though.
11:55
Another change at the top
It's Verstappen fastest ahead of Perez - less than a tenth between the pair.
11:55
Perez goes quickest
He goes a tenth clear of Alonso at the top of the timesheets.
The times continue to tumble.
11:53
Alonso goes quickest
Another impressive lap from the Spaniard to pip Verstappen to top spot.
0.097s between the top two.
11:51
Mega lap from Max
He takes to the top with a 1m13.794s, 0.5s ahead of Perez.
Norris completes the top three, 0.7s off the pace.
11:48
Stroll goes quickest
It's a 1m14.763s for Stroll, a tenth ahead of Norris.
Perez is on course to go quickest of all.
Still no sign of either Mercedes.
11:45
Current top 10
Perez, Sainz, Stroll, Bottas, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Zhou, Gasly, de Vries and Norris.
11:44
Perez improves again
Perez sets a 1m14.990s, 0.6s clear of Gasly.
11:42
Bottas goes second
The Alfa Romeo driver slots into second overall, just 0.3s off Perez.
11:40
First time on the board
The opening time of the session goes to Perez with a 1m15.641s, 13s clear of Gasly - who most likely had to slow down due to his teammate's issue.
Speaking of Ocon, he's back in the pit lane.
11:39
Trouble for Ocon?
He briefly stopped out on track but managed to get going again.
There was some smoke coming out the back of his Alpine - probably from the brakes.
11:37
Ocon breaks the silence
The Frenchman takes to the track with Perez and Gasly.
They're on the softs.
11:35
A quiet track
All cars are now in the pit lane with no times on the board.
