Nico Rosberg returned to the top of the Formula One podium with a lights-to-flag Monaco Grand Prix victory as a left-eye problem for Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton put the blinkers on his challenge.

Pastor Maldonado appeared to lose his cool in final practice for tomorrow’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Red Bull continued their domination of qualifying this season as Mark Webber made it six in a row for the Milton Keynes-based team.

Michael Schumacher insisted there was no need to worry as the master of Monaco was outperformed by Scotland’s Formula One rookie Allan McNish today.

Michael Schumacher’s supremacy on the streets of Monte Carlo was quickly evident this morning as practice got underway for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.