Lewis Hamilton will start seventh on the grid ahead of Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix after the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc secured pole position, despite the Monegasque bringing out the red flag by crashing at the Swimming Pool.
Leclerc set a 1:10:346, with Hamilton only able to muster a 1:11:095 – with Max Verstappen starting second ahead of Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton was half a second off the pace of his team-mate’s fastest lap and will now start out of the top five, with his title rival in a prime position to grab some points away from the championship leader.
Hamilton was on a faster lap as the red flag came out, compounding his misery around the streets of Monaco, with qualifying position key in the principality.
Monaco doesn’t favour the championship leader too much, with just three wins in 13 attempts – and with just 14 points between himself and Verstappen, it’s advantage Red Bull coming into Sunday’s race.
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