It is time to pick out the winners and losers from a thrilling qualifying session around the streets of Monte Carlo, Red Bull seeing a driver apiece in those categories. ✍️ thomasmaheronf1 MonacoGP Formula1 f1
A frantic qualifying hour in Monaco saw Red Bull’s Max Verstappen come out on top, with team-mate Sergio Perez bookending the field down in 20th.
It was one of those ‘pinch yourself’ moments of magic that we’ve seen from the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, and Ayrton Senna in the past, with Verstappen clinching his first Monaco pole in the most emphatic of circumstances after being denied his final attempts over the past two years.If Aston Martin had two Lance Strolls, would anyone think the AMR23 is a front-running car?
Amusingly, Verstappen said in the Drivers’ press conference after qualifying that “he’ll think about it” when asked about whether he’d be willing to give Alonso the help needed to win the race – the Dutch driver admitting he’d love to see Alonso win a race once again.The upgraded Alpine has quietly gotten on with things this weekend, with Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon consistently in the top 10 through practice and the early stages of qualifying.
Following on from CEO Laurent Rossi digging the boot into the performance of the Alpine team last time out in Miami, the response from the team has been swift and impressive as they try to prove their boss wrong.Having won the hearts of plenty of fans after helping with the clean-up efforts in Faenza last weekend, Tsunoda qualified a very respectable ninth on Saturday – just a tenth off the pace of the upgraded W14 of George Russell.
With Nyck de Vries also putting in a solid showing as he lines up in 12th, the AT04 looks a more compliant car on the twisty and tortuous Monte Carlo circuit.Having had Lando Norris make an uncharacteristic error and hit the barriers at the chicane, resulting in a suspension breakage that meant he also hit the barriers at Tabac a few seconds later, it appeared very unlikely the British driver would be able to take part in Q3.
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