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Sainz convinced Leclerc crash cost him pole

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz believes he would have been on pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix had his teammate, Charles Leclerc, not crashed in the final moments of qualifying.

Leclerc secured pole for Sunday's race, but only after he hit the barriers on the exit of the Swimming Pool chicane, resulting in red flags that brought qualifying to a premature end.

Sainz, who qualified fourth, was on a lap further behind on the track and, like Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas, believes he had a shot at taking pole position from Leclerc had the session not been stopped.