A simply exceptional pole, as they are Max knew and could do. TO Monaco it is once again Max Verstappen who places himself in front of Fernando Alonso and Charles' Ferrari Leclerc.
What a performance
An incredible result from the Dutchman who in his last attempt at Q3, realizing Alonso's super performance, pushed hard, touching the wall with his RB19 twice. A sumptuous performance that only a champion like Max can pull from the top hat. After all, you know, taking pole in Monaco really gets you that close to victory.
Verstappen: "I'm really happy"
Verstappen he knows he has pushed his car to the limit, so much so that in post qualifying he declared: “I am very happy. We knew it would be a pain for us, putting it all together was not going to be easy. We didn't start well, but we kept improving. Then in qualifying you have to give everything, you have to risk. My first two sectors were less than ideal on the last try. I was cautious, but I knew I was behind. I had to give everything I had in the last sector. I took a couple of barriers, but I'm really happy with pole here. Tomorrow it will be necessary to start cleanly. The road to turn 1 is short. But anything can happen. Safety Car, rain…but the car is fantastic in terms of race pace, that's not a problem. I just need to stay calm and have a clean race."
