Lewis Hamilton crashed in the closing stages of final practice ahead of the all-important qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix as Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc again set the pace. The seven-time world champion lost control of his Ferrari at Massenet with just under two minutes remaining and spun into the barriers, losing his front right tyre.

Race Control noted, although very briefly, Kimi Antonelli and Esteban Ocon’s potential role in what Jenson Button called an “unusual” crash for Lewis Hamilton late in FP3. With his team-mate Charles Leclerc having just gone fastest in final practice for the Monaco Grand Prix,