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Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies plans to take over as AlphaTauri team principal next season, but the Scuderia appears to be plying hard-ball over his contract

On his second qualifying lap of Q1, Perez lost the rear of the car turning into Sainte Devote, slapping the left-rear corner of his Red Bull RB19 into the barriers.

Red Bull's championship leader was down in fifth after the first barrage of Q3 runs. Amid scintillating pole bids by Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc and Alonso, Verstappen then had the last word as the chequered flag dropped.

First held in 1929, the famous street race has made efforts to modernise via the construction of a new pit facility while for 2023, it has notably relinquished control of its oft-maligned TV broadcast production and handed over sponsorship and advertising after past conflicts with F1’s own partners.

Mirror Sport's F1 reporter Daniel Moxon was invited by PokerStars to experience the Monaco Grand Prix in a different way with the weekend fan experience of a lifetime

Perez is the only man with the tools at his disposal to get the better of Verstappen this year – but may have to risk his whole Formula 1 career in a bid to do it

It addresses the conundrum of having all the benefits of a works engine without having to build one from scratch under the Aston name, while also taking away the necessity to share a PU and other associated parts with a key rival.

The current Concorde Agreement, F1's crucial three-way commercial deal between the commercial rights holder (Liberty Media-owned FOM), the FIA and the 10 teams covers the 2021-2025 period.

It addresses the conundrum of having all the benefits of a works engine without having to build one from scratch under the Aston name, while also taking away the necessity to share a power unit and other associated parts with a key rival.

Ferrari are said to have made a £40m offer to snatch Hamilton away from Mercedes, prompting Sky F1 presenter Simon Lazenby to fantasise about an even more outlandish move

Red Bull have been running away with the championship so far this year, but their main rivals have been given a clue about the RB19s which might help them to close the gap