MONACO - Max Verstappen used every inch of Monte Carlo's famous street circuit to grab his first pole position at the Principality. The lap which put the reigning two-time world champion at the front of the grid for Sunday's race was a textbook example of why Saturday at the Monaco Grand Prix is considered one of the can't-miss days of the Formula One calendar. Verstappen had been fifth before his final lap, which was just 0.084s quicker than Fernando Alonso's time in the Aston Martin. When asked what he had done differently, Verstappen later said: "Touched a few walls! "I was always quite quick in the last sector, but I definitely pushed a bit harder in the last lap."...
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