Antonelli snatches pole from Verstappen in thrilling qualifying

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Championship leader Kimi Antonelli snatched pole position from Max Verstappen in an epic qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Antonelli’s incredible start to the season continues as he pipped Verstappen by 0.043s with his last run in Q3, where the pole-sitter changed three times in the last two minutes.

Ferrari were big favourites but Lewis Hamilton settled for third and Charles Leclerc crashed at the end in his attempt to take another pole on home soil, but will start fourth barring any grid penalties for damage.

George Russell only qualified sixth behind Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar and could see his 43-point deficit to Antonelli increase in the Drivers’ Championship given the difficulty of overtaking in Monaco.

McLaren had a disappointing qualifying with Oscar Piastri in seventh and Lando Norris in eighth on a track they were expecting to be more competitive at.

Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson made Q3 in an exciting qualifying that only saw one red flag when Gabriel Bortoleto crashed in Q1.

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Gabriel Bortoleto crashes out at the Nouvelle Chicane to bring out a late red flag, setting up a frantic final dash in Q1

Monaco GP Qualifying Timesheet

Driver Team Time
1) Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:12.051
2) Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.043
3) Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.228
4) Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.300
5) Isack Hadjar Red Bull +0.383
6) George Russell Mercedes +0.394
7) Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.573
8) Lando Norris McLaren +0.714
9) Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.175
10) Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +1.361
Knocked out in Q2
11) Alex Albon Williams 1:13.787
12) Carlos Sainz Williams 1:13.815
13) Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:13.902
14) Franco Colapino Alpine 1:13.995
15) Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:14.248
16) Gabriel Bortoleto Audi No time set
Knocked out in Q1
17) Esteban Ocon Haas 1:14.722
18) Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:14.747
19) Oliver Bearman Haas 1:14.814
20) Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:15.283
21) Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:15.349
22) Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:16.061

Sky Sports F1’s Monaco GP live schedule

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Sunday June 7
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8.30am: F2 Feature Race
10.50am: Porsche Supercup
12.30pm: Monaco GP build-up: Grand Prix Sunday*
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4pm: Monaco GP reaction: Chequered Flag*

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