Hamilton crashes as Leclerc sets pace ahead of Monaco qualifying

Ferrari face a race against the clock to get Lewis Hamilton’s car ready for qualifying after he crashed at the end of final practice; Charles Leclerc set the pace once again; watch Monaco GP qualifying later on Saturday at 3pm, with build-up from 2.10pm

Lewis Hamilton crashed in final practice for the Monaco Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton crashed out of final practice after Charles Leclerc was fastest ahead of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Hamilton hit the wall hard at Turn 3 on the approach to Casino Square with two minutes remaining and brought the session to an early end.

His car had significant damage to the right-hand side as the seven-time world champion apologised to his team for putting them on the backfoot before qualifying later on Saturday at 3pm, live on Sky Sports F1.

“This is the problem. You are arriving at such high speed there, on the limit and you’ve got a car in front which is losing you all your downforce on entry.

“It’s definitely Lewis’ mistake but it was not an easy situation for him at that point. A loss of downforce has definitely hurt him there.”