Memories of Juan Pablo Montoya’s epic victory in Monaco in Formula One are dusted off: video

The Monaco GP was the opportunity for the Colombian driver to be remembered on social networks Juan Pablo Montoyawho precisely in Monaco had an epic victory in his time as an F1 driver.

Montoya won in 2003 on that emblematic route, beating McLaren’s Kimi Räikkönen and Ferrari’s Michael Schumacherwho completed the podium.

That was the second victory on his account since he arrived in the world of Formula 1 in 2001.

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The attraction of the victory was the mythical character of the streets of Monte Carlo, which made it the most complicated and toughest race in the category.

Just in the last week, Montoya himself recalled that victory, in his space in the newspaper As. “I grew up watching Formula 1, I grew up watching and being a fan of Senna. When you are a fan and grew up watching it, Monaco becomes super special because it was part of its magic. Winning Monaco was very specialbut Indianapolis also has its thing and its taste like Le Mans and Daytona, which are very unique and very striking,” he expressed.

In front of the royal family of Monaco, Montoya was overcome with emotion when the Colombian anthem played and confirmed a perfect performance by the driver and the Williams team.
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“One thing happened and they told me on the radio ‘good job and I don’t know what’. I thought I had turned off the radio and I started shouting things in Spanish like crazy and then I realized it was on. It was very special “Stop thinking, in Monaco winning is winning,” he recalled.