Antonelli snatches pole at F1’s Monaco GP after edging out Verstappen

• Mercedes driver goes just 0.043 quicker than Red Bull rival

• Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton third quickest for second-row start

Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli snatched pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix with an exceptional lap around the streets of Monte Carlo. In a gripping qualifying, the 19-year-old Italian was flawless in edging out Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were in third and fourth and Isack Hadjar in fifth for Red Bull. Antonelli’s title rival and teammate George Russell could manage only sixth, leaving him with a tough task on Sunday. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were in seventh and eighth for McLaren.