Charles Leclerc looked like the favourite at the Monaco Grand Prix throughout practice. He was quickest in both FP2 and FP3, both times by a margin of nearly two-tenths. With Max Verstappen and Red Bull looking uncomfortable on the streets of the principality, the door was open for Leclerc. The ‘Monaco curse’ had been hanging over him heading into the weekend. Leclerc has scored pole position on home soil twice before without being able to convert it. In 2021, he wasn’t even able to start the race because of a driveshaft issue after crashing late in qualifying, and a year later a strategic blu…
