Charles Leclerc has signed a Formula One contract extension with Ferrari, keeping him at the team for “several more seasons”.

Charles Leclerc put his critical error in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix down to “dirty air” after he crashed on his final attempt to secure pole position.

Leclerc was 0.226 seconds quicker than Hamilton, setting a time of 1:13.978 on the medium tyres.

Charles Leclerc's new F1 deal at Ferrari comes with a huge warning for Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix

Ferrari laid down an early marker ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix with Charles Leclerc going quickest in ​the first practice session on Friday just ahead of teammate ‌Lewis Hamilton.

Antonelli snatched pole away from Max Verstappen, who looked set to take a surprise pole in his Red Bull, by just 0.043s right at the end of a pulsating Q3.

Everything is set for what is traditionally the most decisive qualifying session of the entire Formula 1 season, with pole position more crucial than ever around the streets of the Principality.

F1 heads into the Monaco Grand Prix with added intrigue as teams arrive having identified a loophole created by recent FIA rule changes, with teams including Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren already app...

Raw pace is one of the reasons Mercedes have won every Grand Prix so far, Kimi Antonelli scoring four victories from five races to lead George Russell by 43 points.