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Doing it live for the crown jewel of the F1 season
If Sunday’s 2023 Monaco Grand Prix is half as thrilling as Saturday’s qualifying session, then F1 fans will be in for a treat.
While that may not exactly come to fruition, giving the layout of the circuit and the lack of overtaking in the Grand Prix each year, Monaco is known for uncertainty. Weather, red flags, and more can all play a role, and there have been some races where the uncertainty created opportunities for drivers at the back of hte field.
Those instances may be rare, but that is just one of the many reasons we watch.
Thanks to a magical third sector on the final qualifying run of the day Saturday, Max Verstappen starts on pole for the third time this season, followed by Fernando Alonso. Esteban Ocon, and not Charles Leclerc, will start in P3 alongside Carlos Sainz Jr. Leclerc, who qualified third, was dropped to sixth following an investigation conducted by race officials regarding an incident in Q3 involving the Ferrari driver and Lando Norris.
Race officials determined that Leclerc was at fault for impeding Norris’ lap attempt, and issued a three-place grid penalty.
Here is the updated starting order for the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix:
We’ll keep you updated all throughout the day with everything you need to know for the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix. For example, trying to find how to watch? We’ve got you covered here. Looking for storylines? Here you go. Trying to make sense of Valtteri Bottas’ lid for the week? Again, we’ve got you covered.
Live updates for the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix (All times Eastern)
Update 8:04: Could weather shake things up today? Sam Collins, who covers the sport for FTV1, shared this radar image moments ago:
ooks sporty.
Update 8:02: Thoughts upon waking up this morning — other than how much I would love to be covering this in person, which I will immediately add to the bucket list upon finishing this thought — is this: Could this be a big day for Alpine?
After all, with Esteban Ocon starting in P3, and teammate Pierre Gasly just a few spots behind him in P7, Alpine is one of just three teams with both drivers starting in the top ten. The other two? Ferrari and Mercedes.
If you had that on your list of predictions before qualifying, pat yourself on the back.
Update 8:01: Good morning! We kick off this lovely Sunday with this note from Saturday:
Does this bode well for Fernando Alonso? We will find out in a few short hours.
