Sergio Perez claimed his first win of this season at a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix, taking the chequered flag as a furious Charles Leclerc raged at Ferrari for botching his strategy.
It was a grand prix that left questions on the table, F1’s new Race Directors too cautious as they delayed the start by an hour because of rain while Mick Schumacher’s Haas – not for the first time this season – broke in two as he hit the barriers hard.
However, it is Ferrari and their call to pit Leclerc twice in three laps that had the majority of the Monégasque fans, and the driver, uttering a few choice phrases.
That opened the door for Red Bull with Perez using the undercut to take the lead which he held through to the chequered flag, taking his first win of this championship.
Carlos Sainz was second, Perez probably grateful for that as it meant he was not ordered to hand the position to his team-mate Max Verstappen, the championship leader finishing third.
Leclerc may have finished his first Monaco Grand Prix, ever, but that will be little consolation for the former race leader as he brought his Ferrari across the line in fourth place.
PEREZ WINS IN MONACO! 🇲🇨🏆
He fends off late pressure from Sainz, with Verstappen and Leclerc just behind 🏁#F1 #MonacoGP #Autosport pic.twitter.com/akrIgOxmFG
— Autosport (@autosport) May 29, 2022
30% chance of rain, 60% chance of rain, and oh look it is raining. There was confusion, mainly from Race Control, the start of the formation lap twice pushed back before the cars did a lap behind the Safety Car, the red flag was thrown, and everyone was back in the pit lane in their grid order.
The reduced to 77 laps grand prix eventually began 65 minutes after the original start time, doing so behind the Safety Car. That did nothing to help Lance Stroll nor Nicholas Latifi, both smacking the barriers and pitting for repairs.
The race proper began on lap 3, Charles Leclerc twitching his way across the line to lead his home race…
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