Verstappen wins Monaco GP, Sainz second with Ferrari

Max Verstappen won the Monaco GP with Red Bull. Carlos Sainz took Ferrari to second place, giving the first podium of the year to the Cavallino and mitigating the disappointment due to the ko of Charles Leclerc: the Monegasque, after the pole position conquered on Saturday, was unable to participate in the GP due to a problem at drive shaft shortly before departure. Verstappen, who leaps to the top of the world rankings with this success, was in the lead from the start, ahead of Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes until halfway through the race: the Finn had a problem with his right front wheel at the pit stop and was forced to retire . Sainz moved up to second place trying to put pressure on Red Bull. Third place for the McLaren of Lando Norris, author of an excellent performance, at the foot of the podium the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez, followed by the Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel, fifth, and by the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly. Only seventh, in a complicated race, the world champion Lewis Hamilton, even if author at the end of the fastest lap, followed by Lance Stroll with the second Aston Martin and by Esteban Ocon on the Alpine. Excellent tenth place for Antonio Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo.