Charles Leclerc thought for a moment that he had secured pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix, only for Lando Norris to produce a record-breaking lap to deny him

Charles Leclerc lost F1 Monaco GP pole to Lando Norris, denting his chances to take back-to-back wins in his home race

Lando Norris broke the track record to qualify on pole position Saturday for the Monaco Grand Prix, besting Charles Leclerc and title rival Oscar Piastri.

Norris starts from the very front of the F1 grid for the first time since the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after sealing a crucial pole position at Monaco. The McLaren driver will be joined on the front row by home hero Charles Leclerc, who had topped every session going into qualifying in his Ferrari.

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Charles Leclerc finished ahead of the pack in last year's Monaco Grand Prix, but can he make it two wins in a row at Circuit de Monaco Sunday, May 25? He'll contend with a star-studded field that features past Monaco winners Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton,

Charles Leclerc laid down back-to-back fastest laps to clinch the practice hat-trick at the Monaco Grand Prix, his soft tyre lap 0.280s faster than Max Verstappen on the mediums. The session ended two minutes early when Lewis Hamilton crashed at Massenet,