Verstappen leads from start to finish to win Monaco GP
Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen poses with his trophy on the podium after winning the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, on May 28, 2023. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD/AFP)
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Max
Verstappen led all the way from pole position to the chequered flag to win the
Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and increase his lead in the Formula One driver
standings.
Despite
brushes with the track walls, the Dutch Red Bull driver finished comfortably ahead
of Spanish veteran Fernando Alonso in an Aston Martin with Frenchman Esteban
Ocon third for Alpine.
"Clipped
the walls a few times," said Verstappen. "It was super-difficult out
there, but that's Monaco.
"Super
nice to win it and super nice to win it the way we did today with the weather
everything and stay calm and bring it home."
Verstappen's
closest challenger in the standings, team-mate Sergio Perez started at the back
of the grid after crashing in qualifying and finished outside the points.
In a race
enlivened by frequent contact between cars and also a brief rain shower, the
Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, despite a five-second
penalty, were fourth and fifth, with Monaco native Charles Leclerc sixth for
Ferrari.
"Max
drove super well," said Alonso, who started on the front row. "We
didn't have any chance."
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