Max Verstappen will be hoping to follow up his victory in Imola last weekend with a similar result at the Monaco Grand Prix. The reigning world champion is eyeing back-to-back wins for the first time in 2025 but will need to dig deep to beat McLaren again.

Monaco could be a crazy race this year due to drivers having to make a mandatory two stops, Red Bull's reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen said on Thursday. The rule change has been introduced to liven up the show at a tight and twisty circuit that some see as an anachronism,

The action will get underway today (Friday, May 23, 2025) with FP1 at 1:30pm local time (CEST) and FP2 later on at 5pm. Then, on Saturday, FP3 gets underway at 12:30pm in Monaco, leading up to the all-important qualifying session at 4pm (CEST).

In an exclusive interview with PlanetF1.com in pre-season, Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché revealed that the team have pursued a wider operating window with the RB21 in F1 2025, lowering the overall performance of the car initially to make it more driveable for Verstappen.

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Monaco could be a crazy race this year due to drivers having to make a mandatory two stops, Red Bull's reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen said on Thursday.

McLaren are the most successful team in Monaco, with 15 wins since their debut in 1966. Ferrari are next on 11. In 1996, Frenchman Olivier Panis won from 14th on the grid -- the lowest winning start position to date. Since 1950, only 10 times has the race been won by a driver starting lower than third.