Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco - May 29, 2022 Red Bull's Sergio Perez celebrates with a trophy on the podium after winning the race as Princess Charlene of Monaco applauds REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
9/4/2022
RawNews1st – At the end of a race launched an hour late due to torrential rain, Sergio Pérez won this Sunday, in Monaco, the seventh round of the World Championship and the third Grand Prix of his career, after Sakhir in 2020 and Baku in 2021.
The Mexican Red Bull driver, third fastest in qualifying on Saturday, edged out Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen, still leading the driver standings.
The curse on his land continues, for Charles Leclerc, who had to settle for a fourth place.
Plagued by several misadventures in the streets of “his” city since his first on the circuit in 2017, the Monegasque driver will still be waiting to put his name on the race list. Best qualifying time, he paid for his team’s strategic errors.
He was furious on the radio after a pit stop too late to put on intermediate tires that allowed Sergio Pérez to overtake him, taking a five-second lead.
During this time, the Frenchman Pierre Gasly, who started in seventeenth position on the starting grid, animated the race with several overtakings.
He will finish in eleventh position. Lewis Hamilton, who had a hard time overtaking Esteban Ocon for a long time, finished in eighth place.
“It’s a dream come true. I only realize that we just did it. There was a lot of pressure at the end, I couldn’t make any mistakes.
I’m super excited, it’s a great day for me and for my country,” said the Mexican driver with a smile after the race.
The next Grand Prix will take place on June 12 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
This round was completely crazy last year with the setbacks of Max Verstappen, the reigning world champion, and Lewis Hamilton, his runner-up. Sergio Pérez won ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly.
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