Eighth appointment of this season: the Monaco Grand Prix. A street circuit that of Monte Carlo, in the principality of Monaco, rich in history and hope, which can be read in the bright eyes of the home driver, Charles Leclerc. 78 laps of adrenaline, tension and bated breath. A single common goal: give your best to reach the highest position possible. Let’s see together in detail what happened in this race.
ON THE ENGINES: THE GRAND PRIX KICKS OFF
The traffic lights go out, the green flag waves and the Grand Prix begins, with a good start Charles Leclerc, which starts from the first position obtained yesterday in qualifying (click here to review the highlights of yesterday’s qualifying: https://mult1formula.com/2024/05/gp-monaco-leclerc-conquista-la-pole-a-casa -sua.html). The Monegasque defends his position perfectly and begins to dictate the pace. Behind him good start Sainz and of Plateswith the Spaniard trying to overtake the Australian, but there is immediate contact between the two with a puncture for the Ferrari driver.
While attention is focused on the front rows, the red flag waves which shifts attention to the rear, where one scary accident involves the two Haas and the Red Bull Of Sergio Perez. The Mexican lost control of his car following contact with the car Magnussen. The impact against the flags is violent and the car emerges almost completely disintegrated.
The single-seaters return to the pits and the competition he comes temporarily suspended, at the same time another accident is noticed, this time in the tunnel, the protagonists are the two pilots of theAlpine.
It’s time for a new departure
We return to the track for a new start, outside in addition to the cars Hulkenberg, Magnussen and Perez also that of the French pilot Esteban Ocon. Who receives a ten second penalty which he is forced to serve in the next Grand Prix. During the Canadian GP this penalty is converted into a five position penalty on the starting grid.
A clean start with Leclerc who maintains his position, followed by Piastri and Sainz. While behind them Verstappen it glues to the single-seater Russell looking for the right moment to overtake, e Russell it in turn glues itself to the single-seater Norris. At the back everyone is pushing to gain positions and Logan Sargeant seizes the moment by overtaking Zhou.
In the meantime, the first four in front are flying, all with hard tires turning on super fuchsia, while the pace of the bike drops slightly Mercedes driverGeorge Russell, thus enticing Max Verstappen to push harder on the accelerator
A Grand Prix dedicated to precision
The race proceeds and the order remains unchanged halfway through the race, he is always there to dictate the pace Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque driver is asked to slow down his pace to slow down the entire group as well, while Sainz he starts accusing graining on the front left and this information comes immediately to Lando Norris.
However this does not change the situation and the pilots of the McLaren and of Ferrari they maintain their positions by grinding out laps. In the rear instead Daniel Ricciardo tries to give a different twist to his race, so with his hard tire, he tries to get as close as possible to Fernando Alonso who has medium tires and puts him in his sights to attempt an overtaking. But his intentions quickly fade away and he finds himself holding his thirteenth position, behind Aston Martin
The laps continue to flow and the tension becomes increasingly higher, even the first pit stops like the one in Stroll which mounts white rubber. Maximum precision is required of the pilots, thus Carlos Sainz he takes the order literally and finds himself touching the guardrail with extreme precision at the exit of the pools, leaving everyone in suspense for a few moments.
The checkered flag waves: it’s a victory for the Monegasque driver
The checkered flag waves and a determined and excited Charles Leclerc. The stands explode in a roar, everything is filled with red and screams. Just ten years ago, Jules Bianchithe one who was much more than a friend for Charles, he was his mentor and today is his guiding star, brought home the first points of his career.
Ten years later at the finish line and in Charles’ eyes a dream comes true, a dream that began with Jules and cultivated over the years by the young Monegasque driver. A dream that is also signed by Hervè Leclerc, the father who was the first to see the spark of passion in the eyes of little Charles.
“In the last laps I thought more about my dad than about driving, my dad always did everything to make me race here, it was always his dream“
With Charles’ words full of memories, shining eyes and a voice full of emotion, a race that made everyone’s hearts dream comes to an end. Together with him on the podium too Oscar Piastri and his stablemate Carlos Sainz. It’s a big party at Ferrari.
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