Norris' victory cut Piastri's lead at the head of the championship to three points, with Verstappen dropping to 22 behind in third.

Lando Norris has his first Formula 1 pole position in more than two months at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Norris' victory cut Piastri's lead at the head of the championship to three points, with Verstappen a further 22 behind in third.

The Ferrari driver notched another top-five finish this Sunday in Monaco but he seemed to have an awkward exchange on the radio after the race.

By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) -Formula One champion Max Verstappen ladled out a serving of sarcasm on Sunday as he declared Monaco's mandatory two-stop experiment a flop. The decision to force drivers to use three sets of tyres was taken in a bid to liven up a race famed for being processional and lacking overtaking.

Formula One is back in action with a crucial qualifying session underway at the iconic Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo today.

Norris' 1m09.954s lap was a new track record around the 3.3km venue, and yielded the Briton's first pole since the opening Australian Grand Prix.