F1 enters its most glamorous and prestigious weekend on the 69th Monaco Grand Prix.
Everyone is chasing Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez because the Red Bull duo have alternated wins to open the season and lead the drivers’ championship standings by a large margin. With passing different automobiles much more difficult in Monaco’s tight confines, qualifying and pit lane efficiency are each essential, which may open the door for Monaco native Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.
Here’s what to know forward of the Monaco Grand Prix:
2023 Monaco Grand Prix TV/streaming schedule
All occasions Eastern
Friday, May 26
7:25-8:30 a.m.: Free follow 1 (ESPN2, ESPN app, F1 TV)
10:55 a.m.-12 p.m.: Free follow 2 (ESPN2, ESPN app, F1 TV)
Saturday, May 27
6:25-7:30 a.m.: Free follow 3 (ESPN2, ESPN app, F1 TV)
9:55-11 a.m.: Qualifying (ESPN2, ESPN app, F1 TV)
Sunday, May 28
7:30-8:55 a.m.: Pre-race present (ABC, ESPN app, F1 TV)
8:55-11 a.m.: Monaco Grand Prix (ABC, ESPN app, F1 TV)
2023 Monaco Grand Prix particulars
Track: Circuit de Monaco (Monte Carlo, Monaco), 2.047-mile, 19-turn avenue circuit
Length: 78 laps for 161 miles.
Lap document: 1:12.909 (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2021)
Tire compounds: C3 (Hard), C4 (Medium), C5 (Soft)
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez gained F1’s Monaco Grand Prix final 12 months and enters this 12 months as one of many favorites. (REUTERS/Christian Bruna)
Top drivers and finest bets for the Monaco Grand Prix
The Red Bulls as soon as once more enter the weekend because the favorites with Verstappen at +125 and Perez at +350 in accordance with BetMGM. Only 4 drivers have higher than 22-to-1 odds for victory.
Best odds to win
• Max Verstappen +125
• Sergio Perez +350
• Charles Leclerc +350
• Fernando Alonso +450
Qualifying is famously very important at Monaco, the place racing overtakes are uncommon. To that finish, we advocate having a look at some qualifying props like: pole margin of 0.251 seconds or extra (+250) and any workforce however Red Bull to seize pole (+110).
2023 Monaco Grand Prix entries
Max Verstappen (1), Red Bull-Honda RBPT
Sergio Perez (11), Red Bull-Honda RBPT
Charles Leclerc (16), Ferrari
Carlos Sainz (55), Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton (44), Mercedes
George Russell (63), Mercedes
Pierre Gasly (10), Alpine-Renault
Esteban Ocon (31), Alpine-Renault
Lando Norris (4), McLaren-Mercedes
Oscar Piastri (81), McLaren-Mercedes
Zhou Guanyu (24), Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
Valtteri Bottas (77), Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
Fernando Alonso (14), Aston Martin-Mercedes
Lance Stroll (18), Aston Martin-Mercedes
Kevin Magnussen (20), Haas-Ferrari
Nico Hulkenberg, (27), Haas-Ferrari
Nyck De Vries (21), AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
Yuki Tsunoda (22), AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
Logan Sargeant (2), Williams-Mercedes
Alexander Albon (23), Williams-Mercedes
2023 Monaco Grand Prix climate
Conditions can change quickly on the French Riviera, however at the moment rain is within the forecast for Saturday and probably Sunday. Rain performed a think about final 12 months’s race as approaching precipitation delayed the beginning of the race with groups opting to start out on the intermediate tire. About 17 laps in, groups began to pit for slicks and confusion on the Ferrari pit wall precipitated pole-sitter Charles Leclerc to pit from the lead solely to emerge fourth.
