Rosberg tops crash-ridden final practice
Nico Rosberg topped an action-packed hour of final practice that saw three big crashes involving Felipe Massa, Adrian Sutil and Romain Grosjean.
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</font><font color='#daa520'>Practice Session 3</font>[/U]</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m14.378s 22</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m15.039s + 0.661s 13</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m15.261s + 0.883s 17</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m15.286s + 0.908s 17</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m15.311s + 0.933s 20</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m15.380s + 1.002s 19</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m15.550s + 1.172s 20</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m15.594s + 1.216s 17</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m15.861s + 1.483s 15</font>
<font color='#800080'>10. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.926s + 1.548s 25</font>
<font color='#800080'>11. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.958s + 1.580s 23</font>
<font color='#800080'>12. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.976s + 1.598s 19</font>
<font color='#800080'>13. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.976s + 1.598s 21</font>
<font color='#800080'>14. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m16.060s + 1.682s 16</font>
<font color='#800080'>15. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m16.068s + 1.690s 12</font>
<font color='#800080'>16. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.105s + 1.727s 8</font>
<font color='#800080'>17. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m16.427s + 2.049s 26</font>
<font color='#800080'>18. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m16.933s + 2.555s 17</font>
<font color='#800080'>19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m17.902s + 3.524s 20</font>
<font color='#800080'>20. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m18.102s + 3.724s 20</font>
<font color='#800080'>21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m18.706s + 4.328s 22</font>
<font color='#800080'>22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m19.228s + 4.850s 22</font>
Rosberg heads Mercedes front-row lock-out in Monaco
Nico Rosberg took his third pole position in a row as Mercedes locked out the front row of the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix in drying conditions.
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<font color='#daa520'>Qualifying Session
</font></font>[/U]<font color='#40e0d0'>Pos Driver Team Time Gap </font>
<font color='#800080'> 1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m13.876s
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m13.967s + 0.091s
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.980s + 0.104s
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m14.181s + 0.305s
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m14.822s + 0.946s
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m14.824s + 0.948s
7. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.138s + 1.262s
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m15.383s + 1.507s
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.647s + 1.771s
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.703s + 1.827s
</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Q2 cut-off time: 1m17.748s Gap ** </font>
<font color='#800080'>11. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m18.331s + 2.343s
12. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.344s + 2.356s
13. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m18.603s + 2.615s
14. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m19.077s + 3.089s
15. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m19.408s + 3.420s
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m21.688s + 5.700s
</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Q1 cut-off time: 1m26.095s Gap *</font>
<font color='#800080'>17. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m26.322s + 2.870s
18. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m26.633s + 3.181s
19. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.917s + 3.465s
20. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.303s + 3.851s
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth
22. Felipe Massa Ferrari</font>
<font color='#006400'>107% time: 1m29.293s * Gap to quickest in Q1 ** Gap to quickest in Q2</font>
Win would be a surprise - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg said securing pole position in Monaco could help Mercedes finally win in 2013 but says victory would be a surprise.
Vettel takes blame for missing pole
Sebastian Vettel says he had the pace to take pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix but failed to put the lap together.
Mercedes confirms engine talks with Williams for 2014
Williams looks likely to switch to Mercedes engines next year after the two have been engaged in talks over the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
Mercedes will leave drivers alone as much as possible
Mercedes is not planning on using Lewis Hamilton as a 'rear-gunner' at Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix and intends to leave its drivers to race as much as it can.
Alonso says win is 'very unlikely'
Fernando Alonso says it is "very unlikely" that Ferrari can challenge for victory in the Monaco Grand Prix after he could only qualify in sixth place.
'I've been struggling' - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton said he was "chuffed" to take second place on the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix as he has been struggling all weekend.
Top four too far away - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen said fifth on the grid was the best he could manage during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Massa admits to driver error after practice crash
Felipe Massa said a bump in the track caused the accident that will see him start from the back of the grid in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
Massa hit with grid penalty after gearbox damage in crash
Felipe Massa will face a five-place grid penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix after Ferrari had to replace his gearbox following a crash in final practice.
McLaren its 'own worst enemy' - Button
An angry Jenson Button said McLaren cost itself the chance of its best qualifying of the season after a problem in Q3 in Monaco.
Webber surprised by qualifying gaps
Mark Webber said he was surprised to see such a big gap from Mercedes and Red Bull to the rest of the field in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Caterham 'messed up' in 2012 - Fernandes
Caterham owner Tony Fernandes has admitted his team "messed up" last year in the pursuit of extra performance from its exhaust blown diffuser.
F1 facing cost 'crisis' - Whitmarsh
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has warned of a looming crisis in Formula One as smaller teams look set to struggle to foot the bill of competing in upcoming seasons.