Leclerc: Monza F1 pole ”a great surprise” after recent struggles

Leclerc was the lone favourite to start Sunday’s race from pole given the grid penalties for his team-mate Carlos Sainz and both Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
But as Ferrari showed plenty of pace around the cathedral of speed, Leclerc was determined to take pole on merit and duly did with his final run in Q3.
After trailing Sainz by two tenths following the first barrage of …Keep reading