The 80th Monaco Grand Prix: Leclerc’s bad luck and another victory for Verstappen

On May 26, 27 and 28, the 80th Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix took place in the Principality. Hundreds of thousands of motorsport fans from all over the world came to see the exciting race. In line with the results of the qualification, the drivers of the Red Bull and Aston Martin teams were among the leaders. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) finished third but unfortunately was penalized and dropped to sixth behind Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). The reason for the penalty was a silly mistake of the Ferrari team which did not inform Charles about Lando Norris (McLaren) approaching. The Monegasque was found guilty of obstructing Norris and punished with the loss of three places.

The sudden rain made the final even more impressive. The racing drivers kept the audience in suspense for a long time, but in the end, the reigning world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull) finished first. With this victory, 39th in his career, Max became the most successful pilot in the Red Bull team’s history. Fernan - do Alonso (Aston Martin) finished second, Esteban Ocon was the third, Charles Leclerc remained sixth.