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Lando Norris set a new record lap of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit to deny Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc pole position for his home Formula 1 race
Lando Norris achieved a new record lap at the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, preventing Charles Leclerc from securing pole position for his home Formula 1 race for Ferrari.
Leclerc had been consistently strong throughout the sessions leading up to qualifying but was surpassed by Norris from McLaren, who capitalized on a two-run strategy in Q3.
Despite a strong effort from Leclerc, Norris secured his second pole position of the season by 0.109 seconds with a time of 1m09.954s.
Lewis Hamilton managed to claim the fourth-fastest time after a crash in final practice, with Max Verstappen landing in fifth position for Red Bull.
Mercedes faced a disastrous qualifying session with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli starting from 14th and 15th, respectively, due to encounters with technical and crash-related issues.
