July 20: Juan Pablo Montoya has taken pole position for the fifth Grand Prix in a row after a thrilling battle with Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello in France.

The Colombian Williams star edged out Schumacher by just 0.023 seconds right at the end of the session after a see-saw battle between the three men.
Barrichello was third, just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, who set an impressive lap for McLaren.
Montoya benefited from an apparent advantage at the Magny-Cours track for his Michelin tyres over the Bridgestones used by Schumacher's Ferrari team.
Nevertheless, stunning pole position laps are becoming a habit for Montoya - and this was every bit as good as any of the other five he has set this year.
After first Montoya, then Schumacher and then Montoya again held fastest time, the two men went out right at the end of the session with the Williams just ahead on the road. Bureau Report