The Qualifying session in Monaco saw some strange incidents and an even unusual pole sitter. Kimi Raikkonen took his first pole position since 2008 beating his team mate Sebastian Vettel and third place Valtteri Bottas. Others in the top ten included: Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez, Romain Grosjean, Jenson Button and Stoffel Vandoorne.
Lewis Hamilton was out in Q2 after qualifying 14th having struggled for speed all through Q1 and Q2. He was on a quick lap but with Vandoorne crashing at the end of Q2, he had to abort his lap and settle for 14th place.
Read how the twitter reacted to Kimi’s brilliance and Hamilton’s shocker:
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PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (END OF QUALIFYING): Kimi claims 50th pole for a Finnish driver 🇫🇮 #Quali #MonacoGP 🇲🇨 #F1 pic.twitter.com/W6p5EwMaTA
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
How does it feel to be on pole? "No complaints" 😂
They don't call him The Iceman for nothing 😎#MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/ifCGMvNf9V
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
WATCH: #MonacoGP qualifying highlights – Iceman returns to the top at last #F1 pic.twitter.com/ePVriKUzjm
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
First pole for nine years 🗓
First pole for 129 races ⌛️
50th pole by a Finnish driver 🇫🇮#MonacoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/3opiakQmS0
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
"Devastating"
Just one of the words used by @LewisHamilton to describe his Q2 exit at the #MonacoGP 🇲🇨 pic.twitter.com/UbNRvWETU1
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
Kimi fans worldwide… 👍 😍#F1 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/SnfChn7MuB
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
When you stop being in denial and realise you're probably gonna see your teammate take the final reward again #Kimi7 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/pSQIkHBeGP
— Evenstar (@EvenstarSaima) May 27, 2017
He's still got it…
What a lap from Kimi Raikkonen to take his first #F1 pole for nine years#MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/FSHbWSNPVZ
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
Thomas is all smiles! 😁 #MonacoGP #F1 #kimionpole #kimi5 #kimi #ForzaFerrari pic.twitter.com/axLb6Dvnu8
— #ForzaFerrari (@TheSports_Fan_) May 27, 2017
hoping to see hat trick (pole + win + fastest lap) by Kimi in Monaco 🙏🏻 the very best good luck tomorrow #Kimi @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/nijoWQVUs0
— luviceman (@luviceman) May 27, 2017
Kimi grabbed pole & this joy in his face is just gigantic 😂😂😂 #Kimi pic.twitter.com/cw1DRn4wam
— Jass #FM19 #LS18 #SP11 🇧🇷🇨🇦🇲🇽 (@JassFm19) May 27, 2017
Leave him alone, he knows what he’s doing. #Kimi #pole #thatisall 😆
— Anthony Rowlinson esq (@Rowlinson_F1) May 27, 2017
#MonacoGP – all the best #Kimi pic.twitter.com/gdndHOvzYF
— Kyalo (@AmJose_) May 27, 2017
#Kimi you are the legend. #F1 lost without you. #MakeMonacoYours !!!!#MonacoGP
— Michael⇜ (@MichaelsMindSpa) May 27, 2017
Tears in spain with #Kimi @Maikkari @iltasanomat @iltalehti_fi @hsfi #finland #kimi pic.twitter.com/FMr5EYCQx1
— Jake Davis (@JakeDDCreative) May 16, 2017
The old #Kimmi is back!!!! @ScuderiaFerrari P1 P2. Let's make it 1-2 tomorrow as well. #MonacoGP #Quali
— Sambit Rout (@rout_sambit) May 27, 2017
HAM: "I'd have struggled to be in the top five had I qualified for Q3. We need to get to the bottom of what is wrong with the car" #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/25xMe0XWX6
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
Qualifying 4th is a great team result, thanks @redbullracing! 👊 I was pushing really hard. This was the best we could do! 🇲🇨 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/A4kovvoVpK
— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) May 27, 2017
3rd in quali. Good lap, no more in it. Enjoyed it! Bring on tomorrow 👊🏼🏁 https://t.co/W3F0pen6FJ#MonacoGP #F1 #VB77 @MercedesAMGF1 pic.twitter.com/0jI8y6NGeS
— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) May 27, 2017
BOT: "I had a really good lap – it's a good feeling when you get one here, but the red cars were too quick today" #Quali #MonacoGP 🇲🇨 #F1 pic.twitter.com/knxaBCJ6Jg
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
Mourinho in Monte Carlo: "Some matches become more than matches. I think Monaco is like that" #F1 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/KD6MSsaTMn
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/868430240426729472
Have a great Quali day all people in Monaco! 👊🏻 #monacoGP 📸@paulripke pic.twitter.com/iA9jXNOntl
— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) May 27, 2017
The other big story was McLaren managing both their cars to Q3 in what was a brilliant return from the Brit Jenson Button who finished 9th.
Noooo!!! There's a McLaren in the wall… Lewis' lap is wrecked! 😶
Absolutely gutted. #LH44 is P14 and misses out on #Q3. #MonacoGP #F1
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) May 27, 2017
Awkward moment when Jenson Button outqualifies Hamilton in his one race of the season… In a McLaren… #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/LAZmeujcT9
— Craig Woollard 🎉 (@Craig_Woollard) May 27, 2017
Happy to be back in Monaco, JB? 😃🇲🇨 pic.twitter.com/CpkYHNwxI4
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 25, 2017
Sainz qualified a strong 6th place just behind the other top contenders.
If there is a place to do a proper lap in the limit without mistakes that is Monaco, and today, it happened! So happy with that P6! pic.twitter.com/nWxraIjnyI
— Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) May 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/dailyautosport/status/868539850307317760
Sainz P6 is awesome as well! Hopefully can do something into T1 on a Red Bull maybe.
— Aarav (@_aarava) May 27, 2017
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P6! It's a fabulous P6 for @Carlossainz55!!! AMAZINGGGGGGG BRAVIIIIIIIIIIISIMO Chili, BRAVISSIMO! #MonacoGP
— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) May 27, 2017
We're all joining you for this lap, @Carlossainz55 😊😊😊 pic.twitter.com/weKb5ViJir
— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) May 27, 2017
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