Fresh off Max Verstappen’s surprise win at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the championship battle intensifies as McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris look to extend their lead and claim the team’s first Monaco victory since 2008.

Piastri & Leclerc to impress in Monte Carlo - Read the latest F1 tips and betting odds ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon

Oscar Piastri crashed during FP2 at the Monaco Grand Prix, in a rare error from the McLaren F1 star. The Aussie locked up his tyres at Sainte-Devote and hurtled straight into the tyre barriers, where he lost his front wing.

They have comfortably been the slowest of the top four teams and suffered a double Q2 exit at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. A repeat showing in Monaco would be disastrous, given how difficult it is to overtake on the narrow streets of the principality.

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The biggest event on the Formula 1 calendar is this weekend. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the race.

Sunday's eighth round is at Circuit de Monaco, with Oscar Piastri and McLaren teammate Lando Norris leading odds ahead of Max Verstappen.

Oscar Piastri is doing what he needs to do to win a first Formula One title, the sport's most successful driver of all time Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday.

Highlights Isack Hadjar and Oscar Piastri had some early crashes at the start of the session. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari is the fastest driver of the day. Max Verstappen couldn't improve his session as he finished in P10.