Charles Leclerc edged Lewis Hamilton for the fastest time at the end of Friday practice at the Monaco Grand Prix as Max Verstappen’s opening-session struggles continued. Leclerc steered his well-poised Ferrari to the three fastest sectors of the afternoon to string together a best time of 1m11.278s, beating last year’s pole time by 0.087s. Hamilton, fastest in the day’s opening session, was 0.188s further back as his closest challenger. The Briton was the only driver within touching distance of the leader. Last year’s runner-up, Fernando Alonso, slotted into third, though the Spaniard in his upgraded Aston Martin was 0.475s off the pace. But Max Verstappen fared even worse, the...
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