Charles Leclerc had the opportunity to lead the World Cup and his first home win in Monaco.
But Ferrari got it wrong, collapsed on the field – and the curse remained.
I lack words, there are no words, says Leclerc when he crosses the finish line.
The start of the Monaco GP was postponed due to heavy rain, which means there is plenty of water on the track and water rushing through the coastal city streets. It took nearly an hour before the drivers were able to get behind the safety car.
When the track dried up, many drivers chose to go to the depot to take intermediate vehicles and in the chaos of changing big tires, Red Bull was smarter than Ferrari. Leader Carlos Leclerc was called up for the first time by the Ferrari driver and given intermediate means, but teammate Carlos Sainz remained on track waiting for the dry tyres. When it was time for Sainz to go to the warehouse, Ferrari also captured Leclerc in a double stop – and there it went wrong. The team gave Leclerc double messages over the radio and Monaco lost several important seconds. In that chaos, Red Bull’s strongest competitor kept cool. Sergio Perez overtook and took the lead. Behind him, Sainz drove the car to put two and Max Verstappen I got out of the warehouse before Leclerc arrived.
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Thus, Red Bull took the lead.
Even a red flag after Haas’ Mick Schumacher crash in the pool could prevent Sergio Perez from winning in Monaco.
– Yes, thank you, thank you! I am very happy to be part of this team, Perez cheers when he is finished.
Behind him, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz drove second, World Cup leader Max Verstappen and Red Bull third.
“It was a crazy race and we made the right decision, but I got stuck behind a spinning car when I switched to the hard tire and that lap cost me a race win today,” Carlos Sainz says after the race.
Charles Leclercwho was thus in first place, has now admittedly finished in the Monaco GP for the first time.
But he did it as a four which is a pretty big loss considering the starting position he had.
We cannot afford to go on like this, says a frustrated Charles Leclerc after the end.
