Carlos Sainz Jr from Spain drove the Ferrari SF-24 car during the Monaco Grand Prix practice day, the 8th stage of the Formula 1 World Championship, on May 24, 2024. In the second practice session, Charles Leclerc from Ferrari set a record time to lead the pack. His time of 1:11.278s was 0.188s faster than Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes, who had been the fastest in the first practice session. Fernando Alonso, after a disappointing weekend in Imola, showed signs of improvement by setting the third best time, 0.475s behind Leclerc. Max Verstappen finished in fourth place, over half a second behind, while Lando Norris from McLaren completed the top five. Carlos Sainz finished in sixth place, 0.684s behind his Ferrari teammate, with Lance Stroll in seventh, ensuring both Aston Martin cars were among the top ten. Sergio Perez, Alex Albon, and George Russell completed the top 10. Refer to the table below for a comprehensive analysis of the results from Friday afternoon’s session.
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