Lando Norris said a performance🐎 like the Monaco Grand Prix qualifying had “been a long time coming” for him following his recent struggles in Formula 1.

McLaren driver Norris had failed to match his teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri in recent races and fallen 13 points behind in t🦋he drivers’ standings after a series of critical err🍌ors.

However, he made a fantastic comeback on the streets of Monte Carlo on Saturday, outperforming not only Piastri but the Ferrari of home favourite 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

The 1m09.954s time he set at the end of Q3 marked the fastest-ever lap around the Principality and secured him🤪 his first pole position of the season since the opening round in Australi𝓡a in March.

Asked to sum up his f✤eelings after topping qualifying🙈 in Monaco, given how difficult the last two months have been, the Briton: “It's been a long time coming.

“I feel good. I don't think you realise how goodꦇ this feels for quite a few struggles over the la🍸st couple of months, especially here in Monaco.

“It's a beautiful place. The hardest track probably to do it. Up against the hometown hero as we☂ll.

“I'm very proud of the whole team. We have worked a lot this week - actually over the last few months - to get to a day like today so very pleased.⛎”

Putting together a clean lap around the tight and twisty streets of Monaco is an enormous challenge, especially with F1’s cuღrrent-generation cars that are much larger and heavier than previous spec machines.

Norris took provisꦯional pole early in Q3 but faced a serious threat from Leclerc when the Monegasque driver lapped the circuit in 1m10.063s.

However, as part of McLaren’s two-flying-laps-per-run plan, he got another shot at pole and broke the 1m10s barriꦺer on hi⛎s final attempt.

“That's the tricky part, trying to consistently find lap times because it's what ꦅthe others are going to be do🅠ing,” he said.

🍸“It's improving more and more and you got to take a similar amount of risk. When you get to Q3, the final lap, it's just about who can risk a little bit more and who can commit a little bit more.

“But it was a nice lap. Well put together lap and it feels ve🐓ry good when you cross the line♑ and it still paid off. I'm very happy.”

Pole position at Monaco 🔴usually guarantees the race win, with the Monte Carlo track notor☂iously difficult for overtaking.

However, F1 has introduced a new two-pitstop rule for 2025, thr🐭owing an extra layer of uncertainty into the race.

Asked how he felt the new rule could impact the outcome ♊of the ܫrace, Norris added: "Honestly, I have absolutely no idea.

“At the minute I don't care. I'm going to enjoy to🐓day, I have woไrked hard for today.

“That's what tonight 𝓰is for. Tonight is to prepare for tomorrow. I'm very pleased with today, I'm happy with quali, I'm going to live🍃 the moment for a little bit and then focus on tomorrow.”