Official: Rosberg retains pole position in Monaco
After Rosberg's off-track excursion in Q3, which paralyzed the end of the session, the German driver's pole position was in jeopardy. The race stewards decided not to penalize him, thus he retains his first place.
The race stewards have decided not to penalize Nico Rosberg following his off-track excursion at the end of Q3. The Mercedes driver thus retains his pole position and will start from this place tomorrow for the race.
A controversy began to swell in Monaco following this allegedly contentious gesture by Nico Rosberg. Lewis Hamilton, who remained almost silent during the press conference after the session, believed he had the means to catch his teammate in first place.
The consecutive yellow flags caused by Rosberg’s off-track excursion at the end of Q3 – during the final attempts of all his competitors – prevented the Briton from improving his time.
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From our special correspondent in Monaco
