Ricciardo romps to Monaco pole, crash woe for Verstappen

Daniel Ricciardo took pole position for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix with another sensational record-breaking performance for Red Bull in a dramatic qualifying today.

But his team's hopes of an all-Red Bull front row were wrecked as team-mate Max Verstappen failed to take part in the session after a big crash in final practice.

His car, needing a new gearbox, could not be repaired in time and he will start from the back of the grid.

It was Ricciardo's second pole position and a repeat of his 2016 feat when he topped the times, but was unable to win the race due to a bungled late pit stop.

"That's 50 per cent done," said the big-smiling Australian. "Let's finish this job tomorrow. I am pumped for this one."
"They had the pace all weekend, as we knew they would. I gave it all I could. I improved a little, but I just couldn't hang on to it."
The on-track action was frantic. Raikkonen moaned he was blocked in the tunnel by Bottas's Mercedes and Vettel claimed he was 'screwed', adding 'it's pretty messy.'