“Just been struggling to get into the groove a bit. I think in Qualifying I was much happier with things and I felt pretty good. We’ve been doing some digging this weekend and to come out with this result is a decent effort.”
Piastri’s final attempt left him 0.175s behind the best lap from Norris, which is only the Briton’s second pole position of the season and first since the Australia season-opener.
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Piastri finished second on the streets of Monte Carlo 12 months ago having missed out on pole position, and admitted this time of a small error on his best lap.
“Intense, as it always is around here,” said the Australian when asked how he had coped with Qualifying.
“Quite reminiscent of last year to be honest – my first lap felt good and then the second lap… a mistake in the Harbour chicane and I left a little bit out there.
“To beat Lando today was going to be tough. Well done to him. Still pretty happy. It’s been a pretty messy weekend so far so to come out with a lap that I thought was pretty good in third is a decent result.”
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