Verstappen dominates Monaco GP to take championship lead from Hamilton
Max Verstappen dominated the Monaco Grand Prix, scoring his second victory of the season and taking the lead in the drivers’ championship for the first time in his career.
Monaco GP
Race Results
Pos No Driver Car Laps Time Gap
1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda 78 1:38:56.820s -
2 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 78 1:39:05.788s 8.968s
3 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 78 1:39:16.247s 19.427s
4 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull-Honda 78 1:39:17.310s 20.490s
5 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 78 1:39:49.411s 52.591s
6 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 78 1:39:50.716s 53.896s
7 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 78 1:40:05.051s 1:08.231s
8 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 77 1 lap
9 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 77 1 lap
10 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 77 1 lap
11 7 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 77 1 lap
12 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 77 1 lap
13 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 77 1 lap
14 63 George Russell Williams-Mercedes 77 1 lap
15 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 77 1 lap
16 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 77 1 lap
17 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas-Ferrari 75 3 laps
18 47 Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 75 3 laps
Ret 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 29
Ret 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton 1:12.909s
Here is the Championships Standings after the Monaco GP:
World Championships Standings
Driver Standings
Pos Driver Total
1 Max Verstappen 105
2 Lewis Hamilton 101
3 Lando Norris 56
4 Valtteri Bottas 47
5 Sergio Perez 44
6 Charles Leclerc 40
7 Carlos Sainz Jnr 38
8 Daniel Ricciardo 24
9 Pierre Gasly 16
10 Esteban Ocon 12
11 Sebastian Vettel 10
12 Lance Stroll 9
13 Fernando Alonso 5
14 Yuki Tsunoda 2
15 Antonio Giovinazzi 1
16 Kimi Raikkonen 0
16 George Russell 0
16 Nicholas Latifi 0
16 Mick Schumacher 0
16 Nikita Mazepin 0
Constructor Standings
Pos Team Total
1 Red Bull 149
2 Mercedes 148
3 McLaren 80
4 Ferrari 78
5 Aston Martin 19
6 AlphaTauri 18
7 Alpine 17
8 Alfa Romeo 1
9 Haas 0
9 Williams 0
Hamilton says Mercedes under-performed all weekend after losing points lead
Lewis Hamilton admitted Mercedes had not performed at the level they were capable of after finishing seventh in the Monaco Grand Prix.
Second “doesn’t taste as good as it should” for Ferrari – Sainz
Carlos Sainz Jnr says that finishing second at Monaco “doesn’t taste as good as it should” after team mate Charles Leclerc was unable to start the race.
“Difficult to take” not starting home race after taking pole – Leclerc
A dejected Charles Leclerc admitted it was hard to accept the fact he was unable to start the Monaco Grand Prix following a problem with his car’s driveshaft.
Leclerc fails to start Monaco Grand Prix despite overnight repairs
Charles Leclerc was unable to start the Monaco Grand Prix after encountering problems with his repaired car on his reconnaissance lap before the race began.
Schumacher crash damage cost Haas up to half a million dollars
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner estimates the damage to Mick Schumacher’s car sustained in his final practice crash will cost the team between $300,000 and $500,000.
Leclerc’s pole confirmed as Ferrari opt not to change gearbox
Ferrari have confirmed Charles Leclerc will start his home grand prix from pole position after deciding not to replace the gearbox in his SF21 following his crash in the final moments of qualifying.
McLaren debuts new, more sustainable ‘Team Hub’ motorhome in Monaco
McLaren has introduced its new motorhome, known as Team Hub, at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.
Alpine’s poor pace is a “one-off” says Alonso after Q1 exit
Fernando Alonso says he isn’t worried about Alpine’s poor pace at Monaco, despite having expected they would be more competitive this weekend.
Vital to capitalise on “rare off-day” for Mercedes – Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said it was vital they out-scored Mercedes on a sub-par weekend for the world champions in Monaco.