Sports News | Formula 1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Takes Dominating Monaco GP Pole After Sergio Perez Crashes

Monte Carlo [Monaco], May 28 (ANI): Charles Leclerc put in a dominant display at home to take pole position for the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Leclerc sensational lap kept teammate Carlos Sainz at bay by 0.225s on Saturday as a red flag stopped the proceedings early.

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The all-important qualifying session, given how essential a front-row start is at Monaco, saw Leclerc top Q1, Q2 and Q3 on the way to take Ferrari's 12th pole position in the Principality with a sensational time of 1m 11.376s.

The Monegasque was on course to improve - but a red flag at the end of Q3 saw the field essentially set, Red Bull's Sergio Perez taking third with a gap of 0.253s to Leclerc and Max Verstappen fourth by 0.290s.

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The Q3 red flag was caused by Perez's spin just before the tunnel section, Sainz then collected Perez after seeing the yellow flag too late. (ANI)

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