First victory in Monaco for Daniel Ricciardo, winner of the 76th Grand Prix de Monaco , with Red Bull. Second place for Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and third place for Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes).

Formula 1 start time changes in 2018.

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How excited are you to be starting on pole in Monaco ?

Obviously, it’s the best place to start for today, but it doesn’t guarantee anything for the race. Nevertheless, I’ll happily take it. It’s been all week-end quite ok. We’ve been struggling a little bit in certain places and we’ve been working and trying to figure it out and in qualifying it was better by no means perfect. I felt good so I was able to push. We have two cars in the front so let’s try to make the best out of it.

It’s your first pole since the 2008 French Grand Prix. It’s important for you to have done it in such a selective track as Monaco ?

No, I would like happily taken any other place also but it just happens. We’ve been close a few times lately but it’s something we haven’t really got in the last race. But if you take any circuit, here it’s the most important to be in front but it doesn’t automatically give you a win or a good result. There are so many things that can happen in a race that are nothing to do with you. You and the team might be doing a perfect job but other things might destroy the whole race.

The circuit is easier or more difficult with these new cars?

I don’t think it’s any easier. We end up going faster but then the same difficulties are there to go fast. It’s always tricky here, like it is in any place, especially here because you have to get very close to the kerbs and the walls. There is no chance to make mistakes. I think the resurface has improved a lot the circuit. It’s less bumpy, so it makes it a bit more nicer. But I don’t feel it’s any easier because the cars are faster and how more downforce. Everything happens a bit faster.

Michael Ammermüeller converted his pole position in a win during the Porsche Supercup race. Unbeatable in the Monegasque’s twisty streets, the championship leader got ahead Daniel Cammish (+2.162) and Dennis Olsen (+4.885).

Only fifteenth on the grid, the French Seven Palette (+24.673) managed to finish at the ninth place in a race where seven drivers had to retire.

Sacha Fenestraz won the race 2 of the Formula Renault Eurocup. The French led all the race for take his second win in the Principality after his victory under the rain last year. The Josef Kaufmann Racing driver got ahead Robert Shwartzman (+0.687) and the yesterday winner Will Palmer (+1.222).

A lot of things happened during this race. Six drivers have been involved in a collision at the Fairmont Corner. Frank Bird, Henrique Chaves and Jarno Opmeer were forced to give up. The race ended behind the safety-car after the crash of Thomas Neubauer at Sainte-Dévote.

Will Palmer won the race 1 of the Formula Renault Eurocup. The British started on pole and lead all the race to take the win with less than two seconds ahead of the French Sacha Fenestraz. The top 3 stayed the same of the qualifying session a long time before the championship leader Robert Shwartzman (4^th) lost the last podium step in favour of Max Defourny.

Kevin Magnussen lacked regularity since his arrival at Haas and he has not managed to shine in the last round at Barcelona. Determined to be competitive here, the Danish opened his Monegasque week-end in a good way with the 13^th place in free practice 1 and a 9^th position in free practice 2.

« I’m pretty happy with the day, says the former Renault driver. We got everything done that was on our program. The car’s not feeling bad, so I’m looking forward to qualifying Saturday. »

Capable to go one second faster between the two sessions of the Thursday, the Haas driver has been impressed by the new F1’s performance on this twisty track.

« It’s very fast there, enjoyed the Danish. If feels amazing and it’s really good fun to drive. Let’s hope we can be competitive as well. »

Will Palmer set the pole position of the qualifying session of the Formula Renault Eurocup. He realised the fastest time in 1’30’’896. The British will start the race 1 ahead of the French Sacha Fenestraz and the championship leader Robert Shwartzman.

For the race 2, the top 3 is the same even if this time the French Sacha Fenestraz will be on the top of the grid. The Josef Kaufmann Racing driver will be ahead Will Palmer and Robert Shwartzman.

The championship leader Michael Ammermüeller signed the Porsche Supercup’s pole position. The German realised the fastest time in 1’34’’405. He was five tenth faster than the second best of the day Dennis Olsen (+0.519).

The British driver Daniel Cammish (+0.678) set the third time of this qualifying session. Zaid Ashkanani (+0.719) and Matt Campell (+0.834) completed the top five. The French Steven Palette (+1.676) took the fifteenth time of this Friday.

Astonishing third of the Grand Prix de Monaco last year, Sergio Perez started well his week-end by setting the eighth and seventh fastest time of the Thursday free practice session.

« Finishing in the top ten in both session is a good result, says the Mexican. Especially considering I am not feeling fully comfortable with the car yet. We have still a lot of work to do before qualifying. »

If he had cover a lot of laps during this first day (77 laps), « Checo » didn’t understand completely the way to use the different specification of tyres brought by Pirelli this week-end.

« It hasn’t been easy to get tyres into the right window, reveals the Force India driver. This makes it very hard around a place like this where there is no margin for error. We have to analyse all the data and ensure we can get our set-up right for qualifying and race. »