Ferrari star Charles Leclerc crashed into the back of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll during FP1 at the Monaco Grand Prix, prompting a red flag less than 10 minutes into the weekend.

Approaching the world-famous Fairmont Hairpin, Stroll had just let a car on a hot lap through, before reverting back to the racing line.

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Taking to team radio after the collision, Leclerc despaired, saying: “Come on… uh we crashed, I don’t think he was aware about the blue flags,” in reference to the flag which is used in F1 as a signal for drivers to move over, allowing a faster car from behind them to overtake.