Ferrari by the sea: Sainz took the Scuderia's best finish since Austria last year A consummate drive to victory It is the first time in his F1 career that Verstappen has led the world championship.
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Verstappen's second victory in five races, coupled with a bad day for Mercedes, moved the Red Bull driver into a four-point championship lead, while Red Bull have taken first place in the constructors' championship from Mercedes by one point.
The Spaniard finished in a comfortable runners-up spot, with McLaren's Lando Norris taking the final podium place, fending off late pressure from Red Bull's Sergio Perez, who drove a strong race to recover from qualifying ninth.Īston Martin's Sebastian Vettel - who, along with Perez, passed Hamilton during the pit-stop period - was fifth, ahead of Alpha Tauri's Pierre Gasly and the Briton, who made a late pit stop to secure the point for fastest lap. Style over substance: Is the racing at Monaco really rubbish?Īdding to a bad day for the world champions, Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas retired when mechanics were unable to remove his right-front wheel at his pit stop when the wheel gun stripped the nut.īottas was running second to Verstappen but had been losing ground before his stop and his hopes of victory had evaporated and turned into concerns as to whether he could protect second place from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.
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He lost places to two drivers over the pit-stop period as Mercedes reversed their intended strategy. Hamilton finished in seventh place, frustrated and angry after Mercedes's pre-race plans fell apart.
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