Charles Leclerc claimed his third Monte Carlo pole position after beating Oscar Piastri to top spot in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc started qualifying as the overwhelming favorite for the most valuable pole position of the season, but fifth and fourth in Q1 and Q2 left the door open for a surprise result at the crunch. The Monegasque driver was only biding his time, however, and hit his stride in Q3. A pair of sizzling laps, both ultimately quick enough to take pole position, rocketed him to top spot ahead of the plucky Piastri, his final tour setting the benchmark at an unimpeachable 1m 10.270s to beat the Australian by 0.154s. ”It was nice,” Leclerc said of his third...
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