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Max Verstappen and Red Bull claimed the Championship lead after a dominant display around the streets of Monaco. Although it was an afternoon for the pit-wall as strategic choices proved to be pivotal up and down the field.
Hometown hero Charles Leclerc took pole in Saturday afternoon’s Formula One qualifying session, despite a crash at the exit of the tricky Swimming Pool chicane which ended the Q3 session prematurely.
As the 2021 season edges closer to starting we will be looking at each F1 team ahead of the new season. Moving onto Ferrari who have stuck with Charles Leclerc but picked Carlos Sainz as their number two driver.
Valtteri Bottas was pushed by George Russell as he replaces Lewis Hamilton this weekend, but the Finn was able to claim pole position for the 16th time in his career ahead of Russell and Max Verstappen in third.
Mercedes asserted their dominance over the whole grid for the second week running as Lewis Hamilton finished first and Valterri Bottas finished second in a dominant one-two for the team.