Verstappen stole pole position from Alonso ‘in extremis’ in Monaco!

Dream big. And work to the maximum giving everything thinking that everything is possible. As difficult as it may be, dreams can come true. Do like Alonso, in all areas of life. Everyone is coming. 10 years, 8 months and 12 days after his last pole, Fernando is only 84 thousandths away from something extraordinary and that will go down in history: the Spaniard will take pole position at the Monaco F1 GP in great fashion . He was better than Verstappen in his first Q3 attempt and both will play it out on the final card. And on the second attempt, Fernando outdid himself again. The pole was between his fingers and Max was up to his neck in water. The Dutchman pushed and seemed unable to overtake the Asturian in the first sectors, but in the end, champion-style, the Dutchman took pole position from Fernando Alonso at the horn, ‘in extremis’, by only 84 thousandths. Verstappen will start 1st this Sunday after taking a pole more than halfway to victory in Monaco. But the fight serves. It is difficult to overtake but Fernando will try from the 2nd position. His long-awaited victory 33 is in front of him and he wants to achieve it. He pushed everything and the pole was not possible with so little. He will try again in the race.

The Asturian warns before the Grand Prix. He made it clear that there were options and he would do it with everyone. “I will attack more than in any other grand prix.” And in Q3, he did it. It seemed impossible to win a lap against a Verstappen who led Free Practice 2 and 3 and the whole ‘qualy’. But for Fernando nothing is impossible. There are just more or less options to try. In Monaco, the elements came together to increase their options against the reigning champion. Max cannot take advantage of his great superiority in their absence. And Alonso has a powerful weapon in the mousetrap layout like in the Principality. He knew this was his first big chance of the year and he looked for it like never before.

Alonso threw everything, including his soul and his wonderful hands to return to making magic in the Principality. “I pushed like an animal,” exclaimed Alonso after taking provisional pole position in his first attempt in Q3. There is a left turn. Shortly after, he was overtaken by several rivals in subsequent attempts, including Verstappen on his second lap. Everyone will decide in the final round. Alonso put all the chips he had on the table at the Monte Carlo Casino in search of the jackpot. And he improved his personal time to a seemingly unbeatable time. Aston Martin mechanics are jumping for joy. It seems there is. But the ‘coconut’ is missing. Verstappen waited longer than anyone else to get off the track, confident he could do it without traffic. And he did it in one last major sector.

Max left his Asturian friend with honey on his lips. “I can’t push any more than I have. It’s the best.” Fernando didn’t get the pole position he was looking for, but he knew that on certain tracks, he could try. Nothing is impossible. Stay with that message and use it in other areas of life. Fight, try and try again. Today Alonso did not get the pole position, but he will have more options to achieve it. “Don’t be disappointed. This is magical. Two months ago this was unthinkable,” Fernando told his team instead of the team cheering him on. Champion inside and out. Alonso growled again.

Leclerc, pending punishment

The time table shows Leclerc 3rd, a surprising Ocon, fourth, and Carlos Sainz, 5th, but those positions could change due to an action by Charles that could prove costly to him dear, nothing less than his options on the podium at home, a date in which he is haunted by a curse. Leclerc stayed on the line with a slow lap in the middle of the tunnel and upset Tsunoda, which should cost him a place on the grid tomorrow.

Leclerc finished 0″106 from Max’s pole, while Ocon finished an incredible 0″188 in his Alpine and Carlos Sainz was 5th at 0″265.