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Ferrari's Leclerc crashes but takes Monaco Grand Prix pole

Published: 22 May 2021 - 05:37 pm | Last Updated: 27 Oct 2021 - 10:30 pm
The car of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is recovered after he crashed in qualifying Pool via REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier

The car of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is recovered after he crashed in qualifying Pool via REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier

Reuters

Charles Leclerc crashed at the end of qualifying for his home Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday but still put his Ferrari on pole position.

The 23-year-old halted qualifying 18 seconds from the end after smashing into the barriers, having already set the fastest time.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen will line up alongside on the front row and could inherit pole if Leclerc's car needs a gearbox change and incurs a grid penalty.

Mercedes' world championship leader Lewis Hamilton qualified only seventh. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)