Ferrari have laid down an early marker ahead at the Monaco Grand Prix with Charles Leclerc going quickest in the first practice session just ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Oscar Piastri was only eighth in Friday's first session in his McLaren, clocking a 1min 15.565sec lap, well down on home favourite Leclerc's pacesetting 1:13.978.
After five rounds of Mercedes dominance, the return to Europe on the twisty principality street circuit has been tipped as an opportunity for rival teams to level the playing field.
