It's back-to-back racing at this point in the season and as always, Monaco throws us it's traditional Thursday running curveball. Free Practice 1 and 2 occur tomorrow, Friday is an official day of rest, before Saturday and Sunday action continues as normal.

The weather

Although Barcelona didn't deliver on it's promised downpour, there is a small chance that both Thursday and Saturday will see some rain falling on the Principality. How much this will affect the already overcrowded city streets is anyone's guess.

The circuit

There's very little to be said about the asphalt forming F1's Blue Ribbon event that hasn't already been written a thousand times over. The track is no place for modern Formula 1 racing, but who would be without it? Overtaking is all but impossible, qualifying is even more important than usual, and with few variables for teams to play with this season, we could very well be in for a lights to flag procession.

Expect the newly raised kerbing to cause complaints and grief aplenty.

Event schedule

An F1 weekend comprises of events spanning four days. Action begins on Thursday and ends on Sunday.

Support racing for this event includes GP2, Formula Renault and Porsche Supercup.

Press conference schedule

Official press conferences are organised by the FIA and happen four times during the weekend.

The qualifying and post race press conferences will take place after the television unilateral interviews.

Following live

A thread will be created on Sidepodcast.com for every session and every thread is live enabled, meaning you can follow along and contribute to the conversation without refreshing the page.