F1 Monaco qualifying: Leclerc takes pole position at home Verstappen finished bottom in the sixth week

Li Tianyou Sports Commentary

2024-05-25 23:05Posted in Sichuan sports creators

On May 25, Beijing time, the 2024 F1 Monaco Grand Prix was contested for qualifying today. Leclerc took pole position in 1:10.270, with Piastri second, followed by Sainz, Norris and Russell, with Verstappen only sixth and Red Bull's Sergio Pérez out in Q1 and Zhou Guanyu in last place.

Pre-match news

1. With Hamilton and Leclerc each taking the fastest lap in Friday's two free practice sessions, the Ferrari looked very competitive.

2. In today's third free practice session, Leclerc once again won the fastest lap.

The course of the game

At 22 o'clock Beijing time, the qualifying race officially kicked off, Q1 stage, Ferrari's speed advantage became no longer obvious, the competition of the previous teams was very fierce, and finally Russell won the fastest lap of the section, McLaren's Piastri ranked second, and the five drivers eliminated in this section were Alonso, Sargent, Pérez, Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, Zhou Guanyu regretted the bottom.

In Q2, McLaren and Red Bull competed fiercely, with Norris finishing the fastest lap of the session in 1:10.732, with Verstappen second, and the five drivers eliminated in the session were O'Connell, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Stoll and Magnussen.

In the crucial Q3 period, the battle between Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren came to a fever pitch, with Leclerc topping the table after the first lap. It was a tight race on the final lap, with Verstappen hitting the wall and Leclerc taking pole position in 1:10.270, with Piastri second, followed by Sainz, Norris and Russell, with Verstappen only sixth.

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