Leclerc-Ferrari, triumph in Monte Carlo. “Dedicated to my father”. Charles approaches Verstappen

Leclerc wins in Monte Carlo and puts Verstappen in his sights in the F1 Drivers’ World Championship

The victory in the Monte Carlo GP – sixth in his career and first after Austria 2022 – allows Charles Leclerc to move closer to Max Verstappen in the world rankings: the Frenchman from Ferrari is second at 138 points against the world champion’s 169: thirty-one points behind the Red Bull champion which opens up interesting scenarios in terms of the F1 world title. Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz overtake Sergio Perez: 113 points for the Mclaren champion, 108 for the Spaniard from the Red Bull, one more than the Mexican on Red Bull. Oscar Piastri, second in the Monaco GP, is in sixth position (at 71 points) gaining comparisons of George Russell (54) e Lewis Hamilton (42)

F1, Leclerc and Ferrari triumph in the Monte Carlo GP (Sainz third)

Starting from pole position – as had already happened to him in 2021 and 2022 – Charles Leclerc manages to cross the finish line first under the checkered flag, for what is the sixth victory of his career, interrupting an almost two-year long fast (Austria 2022 the latest success). First victory of the season for the Monegasque, the second for Ferrari, which with Sainz’s third place gained important points from a Constructors’ perspective and which could have been lost due to the red flag that interrupted the race a few meters after the start, with the Spaniard who was forced to stop his car due to a puncture. Forced stop of the race which occurred during the first lap, due to the accident involving the Red Bull of Sergio Perez and the Haas of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg, with the Mexican’s car extremely damaged and obviously forced to retire together with those of the other two. From the restart which took place with the original grid order, the two Ferraris managed to go all the way without making pit stops, with the other McLaren of Lando Norris finishing in fourth position. The Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton follow, in fifth and seventh place respectively, separated by the Red Bull of Max Verstappen who only finishes sixth, while Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls), Alexander Albon (Williams) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine) take the last points available at the end of the top ten.

F1: Monaco GP, Leclerc triumphs in Monte Carlo: “Special victory, dedicated to my father”

“This victory means a lot to me, I dedicate it to my father who did everything for me to be here.” These are the words of Charles Leclerc, a Ferrari driver interviewed following his victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. “I have no words to explain this emotion, it is such a difficult race, as demonstrated by the two poles that I achieved in the past without being able to win – underlines the Ferrari driver – It means a lot to me, it’s the race that made me dream of becoming a Formula One driver. With fifteen laps to go I simply hoped that nothing would happen. I thought a lot about my father, he gave everything to ensure that I was here, which is also why winning was my dream.” Moving on to the race, Leclerc admits that “initially I had a lot of margin, but we knew we had to do seventy-eight laps with the same tyres. There was a part of the race in which I had to manage the gap, but the car was fantastic and for this I have to thank the team for all the work over the last few months. A huge thank you to the fans, the support they gave me throughout the weekend is of enormous importance to me”, comments the Ferrari driver.

F1: Monaco GP, Leclerc wins and Sainz on the podium with the other Ferrari: “Result deserved by the team”

“The whole team deserved this result, I’m happy for Leclerc’s victory and to be able to share the podium with him.” These are the words of Carlos Sainz, the Ferrari driver who finished the Monaco Grand Prix in third place. “The start was really at the limit, during the first lap I had the bad feeling of not being able to start again. Luckily – said Sainz – third position was returned to me and I am happy to be able to share the podium with Leclerc in first place. victory in his home grand prix. The whole team deserved this result, we continue to be strong weekend after weekend.” The Spaniard then admits that he “thought I could put pressure on Piastri, I saw that he was losing a lot of the rear of the car but it never came was the margin to overtake him.”