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Lewis Hamilton has taken pole ahead of Sundays Monaco Grand Prix ending the hopes of his team-mate Nico Rosberg of claiming a hat-trick of poles at the circuit.<\/p>\n
The world champion took pole in overcast conditions on the streets of the principality. His team-mate threw away his final lap after he locked up the front wheels at the start of his final lap forcing him to abandon his lap.<\/p>\n
Hamilton said \u201cI can’t explain how happy I am. It was a difficult session. A lot of things threw me off my rhythm and I did not have one until the last two laps. It is difficult to express how difficult this track is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both McLaren drivers managed to get out of the first session with Fernando Alonso fifteenth and Jenson Button twelfth. Williams driver Valtteri Bottas failed to make it into Q2 blaming a lack of grip.<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen qualified tenth fastest on his first race in Monaco. However he will start ninth after his team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr, was told to start from the pit lane after he was given a penalty for failing to stop at the weigh bridge.<\/p>\n
Lotus\u2019s Romain Grosjean qualified in eleventh place but will start sixteenth after he was forced to change his gear box. It was a difficult day for Williams who lost Valtteri Bottas in Q1 and Felipe Massa in Q2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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