The crowd went wild after the thrilling finish, but then turned on the world champion.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has edged out Max Verstappen by 0.013 seconds to take pole position for theThe Spaniard outgunned Red Bull’s Verstappen with his final lap to seal top spot to the delight of the Ferrari faithful, with Charles Leclerc third in the other scarlet car.Seven and 7plus has Motorsport action all year long including coverage of the entire Supercars season.
But the double world champion appeared to have delivered the goods when he usurped both men with his last lap after he had made a rare mistake in his first run by kicking up gravel on the exit of Variante Della Roggia. However, Sainz, who celebrated his 29th birthday on Friday and has been speedy all weekend here, sent the tifosi wild by pipping Verstappen in the closing seconds. Leclerc finished third, just 0.067 sec back in a nip-and-tuck qualifying session.“It was such an intense qualifying session,” said Sainz. “All three of us went for it, and I went for it and it worked well. I really pushed hard on that last lap.
“I have had goosebumps since I crossed the finish line. Watching the crowd and getting out of the car and seeing this is incredible.“Everywhere we go, it is just noise, support and encouragement, and it is the best feeling you can have as an athlete.While fans were in rapture with Sainz’s win, there were ugly scenes when Verstappen tried to speak.Then, in a classy gesture, Leclerc moved in to hush the fans.Fans took to social media to acknowledge his act.
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