Ferrari's Leclerc takes Monza pole in qualifying farce


Formula One F1 - Italian Grand Prix - Circuit of Monza, Monza, Italy - September 7, 2019 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session that ended in farce and with drivers under investigation.

Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton joined the 21-year-old Monegasque on the front row for Mercedes, with Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas third and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel fourth.

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