Lando Norris qualifies on pole for F1's Monaco Grand Prix
MONACO — Lando Norris broke the track record to qualify on pole position Saturday for Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix, besting Charles Leclerc and title rival Oscar Piastri.
Norris and Leclerc swapped fastest times before Norris upped the pace again to take first by .109 of a second, with Piastri third and Lewis Hamilton fourth.
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