Charles Leclerc goes berserk over Ferrari team radio at Monaco Grand Prix

was furious when pole position at his home Grand Prix was snatched away from him by F1 rival . A scintillating lap put the Monegasque on provisional pole towards the end of Q3, and he stayed there right up until Norris pipped him by just over a tenth of a second.

It has been a tough year for thus far. Leclerc and have claimed only one Grand Prix podium between them, and the Scuderia have less than half the points of runaway Constructors' Championship leaders . But Monaco represents a great chance for them to put things right, with Leclerc a specialist on home turf and the winner of last year's race.

A good qualifying performance is vital in Monaco as overtaking is nigh on impossible around the majority of the circuit. And Leclerc could not contain his frustration upon realising he had come tantalisingly close to putting his car at the very front of the pack but still ultimately missed out.

When Ferrari race engineer Bryan Bozzi informed him that it was second place on the grid, Leclerc shrieked: "NO!"

A string of expletives followed before Leclerc ranted about getting caught up in a crowd on his first push lap. "The first lap with this ***ing traffic," he bellowed.

Attending his post-race interview with Sky Sports, and having allowed the dust to settle, Leclerc had a different outlook on what is still a reasonable opportunity to claim his first win of the season - particularly with the mandatory two-stop rule now in place.

"There's always something more to be done, but at the end of the day, this was the best we could do," said the 27-year-old. "I think the lap was really good. The first lap was a bit of a shame because that gives you a bit more confidence for the second run when you have a good first lap.

"I couldn't have that - I had sector two traffic. But it is the way it is. I'm obviously very frustrated. We know that we don't quite have the car to go for wins this year but this weekend the car felt good, and starting second here, it's going to be tricky to take that first place.

"I like city tracks in general. I like to really go all-in to qualifying and take maximum risks, and I think it pays off most of the time. I'm proud of the result we've had today, as on paper it was going to be a very difficult weekend for us. At the end of the day, it's not that bad."