Max Verstappen:
"Monaco is always quite tricky with traffic. I think there were moments where it was quite dangerous, which isn't ideal. I know it is practice but it could have been worse if you don't back out of it quickly and don't read the situation. In terms of how we are looking for the weekend, I think FP1 was quite positive but then we made some changes for FP2. We looked at how far we could push the balance and I think we just overdid it a little bit and I couldn't attack the corners as much as I would have liked to. We were shedding a lot of pace and lap time. I don't expect us to be the quickest, but we of course want to be a lot closer similar to what we were like in FP2. We could be a lot closer but the Ferraris again were looking fast and the McLarens were close behind. If you see over the whole season the pace, Ferrari has taken a big step forward here."
Yuki Tsunoda:
"As usual in Monaco, we had a bit of traffic in practice today but it's the same for everyone and it is just a case of luck. In P1 we didn't have much luck but fortunately in P2 we got more laps. It was alright today; I think I was really able to feel the limitation in the soft tyre but it is kind of similar to the limitations I felt in P1. I just don't feel much step from the soft, in terms of grip and that is what I am struggling with. I didn't get much running on the medium to try that out, I got one lap and then with it was very interrupted with the red flag. We certainly made a step with the car from P1 to P2 but there are still some small things we need to squeeze out of the car and I need a couple of tenths more. We have shown there is some potential there so I just have to squeeze it out of myself, keep doing what I am doing, build up the pace and hopefully I can put it all together in Qualifying."
Charles Leclerc:
Monaco is always very special, not just to me but to anyone driving on this track. On Fridays, everyone is taking their reference points. It's still too early to feel very confident for the weekend, but it has been a positive first day on track for us. Our one-lap pace was strong and I felt comfortable in the car, no matter which compound we were running on.
Qualifying is going to be fundamental around here as usual and we have to be starting in front if we want to bring home a good result.
Lewis Hamilton:
It's been a positive day. This track is always a challenge but in the best way, and experiencing it in a Ferrari makes it even more special. We completed our programme and gathered a lot of useful data which we'll continue working through tomorrow. The pace felt promising overall; however, there's still time to find.
I'm getting a good feeling from the car and the balance is not bad, so I'm looking forward to building on this as the weekend goes on.
George Russell:
It is always intense around Monaco but it's amazing to drive here. The streets are narrow and fitting 20 F1 cars on the circuit always been a challenge. All teams always try to have a 2.5s gap between every car to be able to complete their program, but as Yuki (Tsunoda) said, it's really "traffic paradise" around here.
We were not particularly quick today, but I am still confident for tomorrow. There are clear improvements we can make overnight with the car, and we have some ideas about how to get the tyres into a better window for the single lap. Saturday is usually the key day in Monaco with the outcome of Qualifying being highly decisive for the race. With the mandatory two stop this year though, it will likely make things interesting. Being in the top three after Qualifying might not be as vital as it has been in years past. Nevertheless, we will be giving it our all to be as high up on the grid come Sunday.
Kimi Antonelli:
Today was a bit tricky on my side. I struggled to find the right balance with the car and was unable to get the maximum out of the tyres. We experimented with different approaches to the warm-up in both sessions, but it still proved challenging to get the tyres in the right window on lap one. That said, we still learned a lot today. I also thoroughly enjoyed driving here in Monaco in F2 last year. In an F1 car though, it's even more magical. I'm excited for tomorrow's Qualifying session where we push the car to its absolute maximum with no room for error.
Performance wise, the Ferraris looked strong in both FP1 and FP2. We also know that the McLarens have been right at the front since the start of the season. Tomorrow won't be easy, therefore. As always though, we are focused on ourselves and trying to improve session-by-session. We'll analyse all the data overnight and will be ready for tomorrow.
Pierre Gasly:
"It is great to be back in Monaco. It's definitely one of the highlights of the year and I do love driving here. I would say Free Practice 1 was much better for us than Free Practice 2. We settled into a nice rhythm straight away and ended the session in eighth place. Others seemed to make a bigger step in performance in the second session so there are some question marks on our side. We had clean laps but we just seemed to lack pace. As of now, we are on the backfoot compared to those around us. We have some work to do overnight and we need to find some performance to put ourselves into the battle. I know we can do it and I am looking forward to one of the best Qualifying sessions of the year tomorrow."
Franco Colapinto:
"It was nice to experience Monaco in a Formula One car today for the first time. The circuit has its unique challenges and requires a lot of confidence as a driver to put in a strong lap. We have used the day to build up my confidence in the car over the course of the two sessions and I feel we are in a good position in that regard going into tomorrow. We had a couple of positive long runs, but we faced a lot of traffic and a Red Flag in Free Practice 2, which made the second session quite tricky to manage. We are slightly off the pace, and we need to work tonight to understand where we can extract more from both cars, especially considering the important role Qualifying will play this weekend. Pierre and I will work with the team to debrief from the day and aim to come back stronger tomorrow."
Alex Albon:
I don't think we are totally happy with the car yet. There's a rhythm that you need around Monaco and it's been quite a disjointed day because of all the yellow and red flags, so I haven't found that feeling yet. We are relatively quick, and the car is not quite there yet, so we need to go through the data, make some changes tonight and get well prepared for tomorrow.
Carlos Sainz:
We started FP1 with a car that wasn't giving me a lot of confidence, but I still managed to do some good laps. I had some work to do on setup and for FP2 we introduced some changes that unfortunately didn't seem to work and we took a step back. We've got work for tomorrow, but I'm confident we can find the right balance and do a good build up for Qualifying.
