With a third of the 2025 Formula One season gone, Telegraph Sport compiles its first driver rankings of the year.

Although native-Monegasque Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc tried to temper expectations for the weekend, the Ferraris were in a good place in Monaco. With no fast corners, the team could run the car low to the ground without risking a penalty, and this year's car is very good at low-speed corners, of which Monaco has plenty.

LANDO NORRIS has raced to victory at the Monaco Grand Prix after holding off Ferrari star Charles Leclerc! The McLaren driver is chasing down Championship-leading teammate Oscar Piastri –

The two-stop rule invited more gamesmanship. Teams slowed down deliberately to help their other driver maintain their points position, such as Alex Albon creating space for Williams teammate Carlos Sainz or Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson doing the same for Isack Hadjar. I didn’t know trains could fit in Monaco, but:

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Saturday at the Monaco Grand Prix weekend has concluded. Lando Norris secured a record-breaking pole position from home hero Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton has dropped three places after impeding Max Verstappen in the first part of the session.

Formula One pondered a perennial, if distinctly rich world, problem after a weekend of sunshine, champagne and fast cars going slower than usual: How to make the Monaco Grand Prix more of a race?