2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Qualifying report
### Qualifying report

In the first segment of qualifying, there was a [red flag](/wiki/Red_flag_%28racing_flags%29 "Red flag (racing flags)") after [Yuki Tsunoda](/wiki/Yuki_Tsunoda "Yuki Tsunoda") clipped the barrier, and [Alexander Albon](/wiki/Alexander_Albon "Alexander Albon"), [Pierre Gasly](/wiki/Pierre_Gasly "Pierre Gasly"), [Lance Stroll](/wiki/Lance_Stroll "Lance Stroll"), [Nicholas Latifi](/wiki/Nicholas_Latifi "Nicholas Latifi"), and [Zhou Guanyu](/wiki/Zhou_Guanyu "Zhou Guanyu") were eliminated from the session; some drivers, such as [Valtteri Bottas](/wiki/Valtteri_Bottas "Valtteri Bottas"), Gasly, [Lewis Hamilton](/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton "Lewis Hamilton"), and Zhou, were not able to have a final lap due to traffic and crossed the line on the [checkered flag](/wiki/Checkered_flag "Checkered flag"). In the second segment, Tsunoda, Bottas, [Kevin Magnussen](/wiki/Kevin_Magnussen "Kevin Magnussen"), [Daniel Ricciardo](/wiki/Daniel_Ricciardo "Daniel Ricciardo"), and Schumacher were eliminated.

In the third and final segment [Sergio Pérez](/wiki/Sergio_P%C3%A9rez "Sergio Pérez") spun and crashed before the tunnel section, and was then hit by [Carlos Sainz Jr.](/wiki/Carlos_Sainz_Jr. "Carlos Sainz Jr."), who saw the [yellow flags](/wiki/Yellow_flag_%28racing_flags%29 "Yellow flag (racing flags)") too late. The red flag was thrown, and the session ended was not resumed, with the 30\-seconds left on the clock not sufficient for anyone to start another lap. [Charles Leclerc](/wiki/Charles_Leclerc "Charles Leclerc"), who led all three qualifying sessions, took the [pole position](/wiki/Pole_position "Pole position") ahead of Sainz and Pérez. Championship leader [Max Verstappen](/wiki/Max_Verstappen "Max Verstappen") finished fourth, with [Lando Norris](/wiki/Lando_Norris "Lando Norris"), [George Russell](/wiki/George_Russell_%28racing_driver%29 "George Russell (racing driver)"), [Fernando Alonso](/wiki/Fernando_Alonso "Fernando Alonso"), who crashed on his own at Mirabeau in his last flying lap, Hamilton, [Sebastian Vettel](/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel "Sebastian Vettel"), and [Esteban Ocon](/wiki/Esteban_Ocon "Esteban Ocon") completing the top ten.


What are some potential consequences of not being able to have a final lap in qualifying?