Emerging at speed from Monte Carlo's famous tunnel is like waking up mid-dream. Your eyes reel from the sudden burst of sunlight -- a flash-bang of Riviera brilliance. Ahead is the glittering harbor,

Formula 1 heads to Monaco this weekend for one of the most prestigious races in the world. It also happens to be one of the most predictable. There's nowhere on the schedule where qualifying matters more.

McLaren have not held back as they’ve brought a Monaco-spec MCL39 to Monte Carlo, the Woking team looking to stop Red Bull’s charge in its tracks. McLaren’s winning streak came to an abrupt end at Imola where Max Verstappen raced his upgraded Red Bull RB21 to the victory ahead of the McLaren team-mates.

McLaren seem to have a new rival this weekend in Ferrari. Charles Leclerc topped both free practice sessions, even as the Woking-based team remained close to the front. Here is how the team reacted to the Friday in Monaco.

In February, a meeting of the F1 Commission decided that the two-stop approach would be implemented from this year onwards but Stella said that as time has ticked down to this weekend’s race, it is has become clearer the change has “much larger” impacts than first though.