Mercedes teen sensation Kimi Antonelli will start from pole for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix after narrowly securing P1 during Saturday's qualifying at the Circuit de Monaco.
Antonelli beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 0.043 of a second in the final moments of the session.
"It was one of those laps that we call a magic lap," Antonelli said, according to The Associated Press. "I was able to put it all together."
The 19-year-old will be looking to win his fifth straight race after taking his fourth pole of the season. Among active Formula 1 drivers, only Verstappen and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton have won five consecutive races.
"If you would have told me yesterday I would be on the front row, I would have taken it," Verstappen said, per Andrew Benson of BBC Sport. "So heading into qualifying and being up there was extremely positive. Very happy with how qualifying went."
Monaco is famous for its narrow and twisty street circuit, which makes it very difficult to overtake.
McLaren's Lando Norris, who won the 2025 Monaco GP, will start from P8.
