Christian Horner hails Monaco pole as ‘best lap of his career’ - but Max Verstappen disagrees
Verstappen claimed his first-ever pole position in Monaco with a storming final sector, 0.3s quicker than 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso - who secured secon♏d - in the last ൲part of the lap alone.
The reigning F1 world champion was consistently quicker tha🌳n Alonso throughout qualifying in sector three, but saved his best until the end to take pole posit꧃ion.
Horner proclaimed thꦗat it was Verstappen’s greatest pole position lap.
“They’re sort of somewhere in the middle. I’m elated for Max. Probably ꦑthe best qualifying lap of his career. And Checo unfortunate♎ly made a mistake, too, early in Q1,” Horner said.
“I can only think mayb🧔e he was distracted by the pit light on the right-hand side because he just misjudged that first turn and the circuit was only going to get faster and faster.
“So he’ll be kicking himself for that.”
Verstappen was then asked in the FIA press conference if he fꦯelt it w🌟as his best.
He replied: "No I don𝓡't think so, but it was good enoug🍌h. I'm just glad to have got my first pole here.
Verstappen will look to ♐hold ofꦛf Alonso - who is searching for his first F1 grand prix in over a decade.
With overtaking so difficult around the streets of Monaco, inevitably the start will most likely🦹 dictate wh🗹o wins the race.
“I mean, there’s a great respect between Fernando and Max, buಞt they’re very similar characters. They come from the same cloth. They’re both hard racers,” he added.
“They both want to win this race, and I’m sure Fernando sees a chance. He knows how valuable that start is tomorrow. So that first 500 metres is going to bꦬe what dictates this Grand Prix.”
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