Norris secures pole position in Monaco-Mercedes in Chaos!

Norris secures pole position in Monaco-Mercedes in Chaos!

Monaco, Monaco, Frankreich - On May 24, 2025, the MONACO GP is the focus of motorsport interest. Lando Norris was able to set up an impressive route record in qualifying and secured the pole position with a time of 1: 09.954. Charles Leclerc, who fought for spectacle on his home route, was enough of 1: 10,063 and thus second place behind Norris. Oscar Piatri rounded off the strong result for McLaren with a third place.

Qualifying was not without dramas: George Russell and Kimi Antonelli from Mercedes experienced a difficult day. Antonelli provided a red flag with a crash in Q1, while Russell had to give up in Q2 for a technical problem. This eliminated both drivers in the second qualifying phase and took the last two places.

qualifying events and controversy

The qualifying sessions were characterized by numerous incidents. While in Q1 the top drivers such as Norris, Piatri, Leclerc and Max Verstappen acted in the fight for the fastest times, the round came to the meeting of Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll, so that Gasly could not properly perceive due to sun visor reflections that Stroll drove in front of him. After a weak start, Fernando Alonso also tried to achieve the required performance, but failed and died out.

For the Mercedes team, qualifying was disappointing in several ways. Lewis Hamilton initially fought his vehicle, which after a crash in the last training session had to be equipped with new components such as a new nose and a new front wing. Despite these difficulties, the team in the team notes: George Russell currently has a white vest from 5: 0.

studies after the accident

Another excitement was Charles Leclerc's crash, which was already classified as suspicious in the press conference. During a livestream, Christian Neverst full -time discussed the probability that the incident was not deliberately brought about, which also caused discussions in the rows of spectators. Ferrari announced that after a first examination "no serious damage" was found; A more thorough exam is on Sunday morning.

Carlos Sainz, Leclerc's teammate, expressed angrily after the incident, trying to keep his choice of words less failing than that of Max Verstappen. The challenges with which the teams and the drivers are confronted not only seem to affect racing action alone, but also the internal coexistence of the drivers and teams.

More details on qualifying can be found in the reports of , Planet F1 and Formula 1