Qualifying
F1 2025
Round 8

Verstappen P5, Hadjar and Lawson shine on Monaco debut

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Max Verstappen qualified P5 and Yuki Tsunoda took P12 after struggling with traffic. On their Monaco debut, Isack Hadjar impressed with P6 and Liam Lawson secured P9. Following a three-place grid penalty for Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen moved up to P4 and Hadjar to P5.

Verstappen P5, Hadjar and Lawson shine on Monaco debut
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen 1
Oracle Red Bull Racing
In FP3 it was clear that we had limitations but unfortunately in sector two we were fairly slow, which was a shame. We were hoping for a bit more pace but it is clear that we are weaker in low speed. We had issues with the kerbs, which has always been the case with this car, and we generally struggle on the low-speed corners. We were just lacking feeling and balance and only managed P5 today. Regarding the moment with Lewis, I understand the Team told him that I was driving slow when in the fast lane so that was not his fault and had nothing to do with him but was a scary moment. Tomorrow, we will have to see how the two stop affects the race and what it brings. It can work for you, or against you, so it is impossible to know at the moment how it will work. It is difficult to pass so we will have to really rely on our strategy and see what the race brings for us.

Yuki Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda 22
Oracle Red Bull Racing
It was a frustrating day today. I had the pace in FP3 and Q1 and I was running close to Max. I felt ok and the pace was there to reach Q3, I just wasn’t able to put a normal lap in during Q2 or one to show what we were capable of. In Monaco it is always difficult to get a clean lap and there was also a red flag thrown in. It had been a pretty clean race week until today and the car had felt good for me, so I am disappointed. I think we will see some interesting stuff tomorrow with the two-stop requirement and I don’t think it is going to be a straightforward race. It is hard to predict what will happen in the race but I will do my best. If I see an opportunity I will go for it, and I will try my best to score points.

Isack Hadjar
Isack Hadjar 6
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
I think this is the perfect result and the maximum we could achieve today. We had a difficult FP3 this morning, and going to Qualifying, I didn’t have great confidence in the car. Honestly, I wasn’t even sure we would reach Q3, so getting to P6 is outstanding. We played it smart and took it step by step, lap after lap. We made the right adjustments every time we went back to the garage, and we were able to make the right steps forward. In Q2, I really felt the car came more alive. The target today was to qualify well before starting to think about tomorrow, so there will be plenty to look at tonight in terms of strategies. I’m optimistic about going to the race, and I think that it’s going to be interesting having to do two stops. We definitely have the car to fight.

Liam Lawson
Liam Lawson 30
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
We were able to unlock the car in Free Practice and I’ve been feeling pretty comfortable all weekend. It was a strong Qualifying for the team, we had a really fast car today but we had even more on the table, as we struggled a little bit with the tyres and had some traffic in Q3. It will be exciting tomorrow with the new rules, we are all going to be learning and trying to make the most of every opportunity and the two stops will certainly make it interesting. We will plan the best we can but the most important part of the weekend is done. It’s nice that everything has come together to get us to this point, I am stoked for the team with both cars in Q3, we are in a decent position and I’m positive for tomorrow.


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