Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePole position qualifier Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates on arrival in parc ferme (Getty)Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, narrowly beating Red Bull's Max Verstappen by just 0.043 seconds. George Russell will start a distant sixth, 0.394 seconds slower than his Mercedes team-mate, further hindering his world championship bid against Antonelli. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc qualified third and fourth respectively, with Hamilton 0.228 seconds behind Antonelli. The qualifying session was red-flagged after Gabriel Bortoleto crashed, while Ollie Bearman failed to progress from Q1 and will start 19th. Russell, who is 43 points behind Antonelli, faces losing further ground in the championship due to the difficulty of overtaking on the Monaco circuit. In fullKimi Antonelli edges out Max Verstappen to take Monaco Grand Prix poleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Max Verstappen denied stunning Monaco GP pole by Kimi Antonelli
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePole position qualifier Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates on arrival in parc ferme (Getty)Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, narrowly beating Red Bull's Max Verstappen by just 0.043 seconds. George Russell will start a distant sixth, 0.394 seconds slower than his Mercedes team-mate, further hindering his world championship bid against Antonelli. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc qualified third and fourth respectively, with Hamilton 0.228 seconds behind Antonelli. The qualifying session was red-flagged after Gabriel Bortoleto crashed, while Ollie Bearman failed to progress from Q1 and will start 19th. Russell, who is 43 points behind Antonelli, faces losing further ground in the championship due to the difficulty of overtaking on the Monaco circuit. In fullKimi Antonelli edges out Max Verstappen to take Monaco Grand Prix poleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
