Formula 1 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli snatched Monaco Grand Prix pole position away from Max Verstappen as Ferrari’s challenge fell short in qualifying.Rivals had tipped Ferrari as favourite in the build-up and it lived up to that status on Friday, before a more muted start to Saturday in practice and the early qualifying segments as Mercedes driver Antonelli hit his stride.When Charles Leclerc had to abandon his first Q3 lap having slid into Massenet, the pole fight looked like it was down to Antonelli versus Verstappen – who were just 0.001 seconds apart after their first runs.But Leclerc went out early for what would now be his sole pole shot and temporarily snatched provisional pole by 0.024s.He couldn’t stay there – first Verstappen put Red Bull back to the top with a time 0. …
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Author: Matt Beer
