Lando Norris will start the Monaco Grand Prix in pole position but much of the drama during Saturday's action came further down the grid. Lewis Hamilton, who had endured a tough final practice session, was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Max Verstappen.

By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) -Formula One champion Max Verstappen ladled out a serving of sarcasm on Sunday as he declared Monaco's mandatory two-stop experiment a flop. The decision to force drivers to use three sets of tyres was taken in a bid to liven up a race famed for being processional and lacking overtaking.

Lando Norris put down the fastest lap of the Monaco Grand Prix on the final lap once Max Verstappen finally took the mandatory second pitstop.

The most famous example of this in 2024 came during Daniel Ricciardo 's final F1 race, when the Australian finished last but claimed the fastest lap on the final lap of the Singapore GP, taking the extra point away from Lando Norris and helping Max Verstappen's title bid.

Norris’ victory closed the gap on his teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri, who finished third behind Leclerc’s Ferrari