Ricciardo is master of Monaco with record pole lap


Motoracing - Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco - May 26, 2018 Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo in action during practice REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

MONACO (Reuters) - Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo showed his Monaco mastery by dominating every phase of qualifying for Formula One's most glamorous race to seize pole position in track record time on Saturday.

The Australian, in blistering form since leading the way in Thursday practice around the streets of the tiny Mediterranean principality, made sure of the top slot for his team's 250th race start with a lap of one minute 10.810 seconds.

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