Present at the Monaco Grand Prix for his first appearance at an F1 race weekend as an Aston Martin employee, Adrian Newey has been speaking to reporters about Max Verstappen

Adrian Newey shuffles into the room on the top deck of Aston Martin’s paddock home in Monaco and smiles. “Ta-da,” he says, as if he has appeared from behind a curtain in a magic show. Then, as he makes his way over to a table that has been laid out for him in front of a handful of journalists,

Adrian Newey believes luring Max Verstappen to Aston Martin is a pipe dream until they can develop a title-winning car.

Charles Leclerc laid down back-to-back fastest laps to clinch the practice hat-trick at the Monaco GP, 0.280s faster than Max Verstappen.

Follow our live coverage of today’s second free practice session, as Monte Carlo hosts Formula One’s iconic 2025 Monaco Grand Prix weekend

The second free practice session at the Monaco Grand Prix is here! More time for drivers to get into the rhythm of the Principality streets for Saturday's qualifying. Catch all the action down below!

Charles Leclerc continues his good form in the Monaco GP with the fastest lap time in the FP1 session. He is ahead of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and McLaren driver Lando Norris. The 2024 Monaco GP winner finished with a laptime of 1:11.