Cover Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari celebrates with his team’s victory at the Monaco Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari celebrates with his team’s victory at the Monaco Grand Prix
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc beats Oscar Piastri to win on home soil after massive crash on first lap causes red flag at the Monaco Grand Prix
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc secured a historic victory at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, becoming the first local driver to win Formula 1’s most prestigious race since Louis Chiron in 1931.
Leclerc, 26, finally achieved this milestone after six attempts, standing on the Monaco podium for the first time. The race, which featured two standing starts from pole position, was marred by first-lap collisions that eliminated a fifth of the field.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished in second place, 7.1 seconds behind Leclerc after 78 laps. Despite the circuit’s reputation for processional races, Piastri couldn’t find an opportunity to overtake. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz completed the podium in third place.
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Above Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the Ferrari SF-24 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco
Above Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 and Kevin Magnussen of Denmark driving the Haas F1 VF-24 Ferrari (obscured) crash at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco
Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the Ferrari SF-24 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco
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The race was red-flagged on the first lap due to a major crash involving Kevin Magnussen, Sergio Perez, and Nico Hulkenberg, all of whom emerged unscathed.
“It means a lot,” Leclerc exclaimed, his voice filled with emotion, as he crossed the finish line, cheered on by the crowd and with a chequered flag waved by France forward Kylian Mbappe. Prince Albert II of Monaco added to the celebration with a royal thumbs up.
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Above Charles Leclerc celebrates his victory at F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco
Above Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charles Leclerc at F1 Grand Prix of Monaco after Leclerc’s victory
Charles Leclerc celebrates his victory at F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco
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Red Bull’s championship leader and 2023 Monaco winner, Max Verstappen, started and finished sixth, marking only the third time in eight races this season that the triple world champion has been outperformed.
“No words can explain this,” Leclerc said after the race. “It’s such a difficult race. Having started from pole position twice before and not winning makes this victory even sweeter.”
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