Nico Rosberg took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix in controversial circumstances on Saturday, ahead of his unhappy Mercedes teammate lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo.
The Mercedes pair went out for one final qualifying lap with less than a minute remaining and Rosberg lost control coming out of the Mirabeau turn, sliding down an escape road. A yellow flag then came up which meant that Hamilton could not improve on his time.Stewards later said they are investigating Rosberg’s maneuver on turn 5.
It’s the second pole of the season for Rosberg. Hamilton has the other four.Rosberg’s leading time was 1 minute, 15.989 seconds, with Hamilton clocking 1:16.048 and Ricciardo timed at 1:16.384.Hamilton has won the past four races and leads the overall standings by three points from Rosberg, who won the season opener in Australia, where Hamilton retired with engine failure.Four-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany finished fourth, while Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was fifth.