Confusion surrounded the beginning of the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix.
The race director chose to delay the start of the race because of rain. However, at the time of the decision, rain could have hardly been considered a serious negative to going lights out. By the time the delay began to take effect, the rain began to fall harder and the decision had already been made to run the formation lap behind the safety car.
As drivers began the formation lap, word from the FIA came that the delay in the start was the result of watching the weather and whether or not a strong storm cell would dump rain on the track. Though race control thought the rain might dodge the track, instead, the red flag came out while on the formation lap and a delay held back the start an additional 10 minutes. Drivers returned to pit lane, parked their cars and began mulling about.
For a revered race on the calendar, it suffered an inauspicious start.
Far be it for Sergio Perez to complain about any of these issues as he scored his first win of 2022 and the third of his career. He continues to hold down the third spot in the standings but is now 15 points behind Max Verstappen (with 125).
Carlos Sainz finished where he started, taking second with a clean drive. Verstappen never flashed dominant speed or handling and seemed happy to take what he could, finishing third after his team gifted him into third on brilliant pit strategy.
Charles Leclerc, who started on pole and looked to be on his way to earning his first home win, fell to fourth when Ferrari failed to cover Red Bullʻs smart moves. His disappointment rang through as he said to the team on the cooldown lap, “No words, no words.”
George Russell put together another quiet and smooth drive to finish fifth and has still yet to finish outside of the top five. Lando Norris earned sixth even as he has been recovering from tonsillitis and also gained a point for the fastest lap.
Fernando Alonso made his presence felt with a strange…
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