Lewis Hamilton was fifth, but as he chased a late improvement the seven-time world champion lost control over his Ferrari in the long left-hander of Massenet, sliding into the barriers with his right-rear and then right-front, causing a red flag that effectively ended the session.

At this point, if you were to hold a vote with respect to the drivers out there most likely to bag a pole at the famed Monaco street circuit, home to Formula 1’s soon-to-begin round eight, then perhaps seven in ten or maybe,

Ferrari have a poor track record this season of making car setup changes which negatively affects them over a race weekend and so fans are begging them to not do that in Monaco