Lewis Hamilton finished fastest in the opening practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton, who withdrew from his media commitments on Wednesday in the wake of Niki Lauda’s death earlier this week, was six hundredths clear of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Their cars are adorned with the motif, ‘Danke Niki’, whilst team members are also wearing black armbands. The Dutchman, 20, has enjoyed an impressive start to the season, and will be keen to build on his strong showing in opening practice after he split the Mercedes cars. McLaren’s Lando Norris, on his debut F1 outing in Monaco, finished 15th.

Source: Irish Examiner May 23, 2019 11:37 UTC