That. Was. Sensational. Well done, Monaco. 👏 F1 MonacoGP
Max Verstappen produced a stunning final sector to beat Fernando Alonso to his first Monaco Grand Prix pole position in qualifying on Saturday.
It was a mixed day overall for Red Bull, however, with Sergio Perez set to line up last on the grid after a heavy crash in Q1 knocked him out of the session altogether. But the red flag was out just seven minutes in when last year’s polesitter and race winner Perez was out of the session altogether, carrying too much speed into the first corner at Sainte Devote, with the rear stepping out on him and suffering a big impact on his car. He was able to climb out of his car unscathed, but his Red Bull was too damaged to continue.
Logan Sargeant, Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg and Zhou Guanyu were the ones to fall alongside Perez in what was a frantic, tight Q1 session.Onwards to Q2 and the lap times began to fall even further, with both Alpine drivers mixing it among Verstappen and Alonso at the head of the field in their initial runs in the, while the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were also in close quarters.
Alonso was P1 at that point and when informed of his position, he responded on team radio that “I’m pushing like an animal”, which is what he would need to do if he wanted a first pole position since the 2012 German Grand Prix.
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