MONACO, May 30 — Sergio Perez took full advantage of his Red Bull team’s superior strategic decisions to resist late pressure from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and win Sunday’s rain-delayed and crash-hit Monaco Grand Prix.
For the Monegasque driver, there was little consolation in finishing the race for the first time after starting from pole.An altogether happier Perez was basking in getting his hands on one of the jewels in the F1 calendar.“As a driver you dream of winning here. After your home race, there is no other more special weekend to win. It’s a massive day for myself and my country.
George Russell came home fifth for Mercedes with a well-judged drive ahead of fellow-Briton Lando Norris of McLaren, two-time champion Fernando Alonso of Alpine and a frustrated Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion unable to make passing progress in his Mercedes. After an hour’s delay due to heavy rain and a sequence of cautious decisions by Race Control, followed by two laps behind the Safety Car, the race finally began with a rolling start.
In a blur of confused radio messages, Leclerc was called in and then asked to stay out as Ferrari realised that Red Bull were also pitting their men for slicks, but it was too late. His Haas car was severed in two, the gearbox, rear axle and rear wing cut apart, but he emerged unhurt as the Safety Car was deployed again followed by a red flag to allow for the barriers to be repaired.
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