The Ferrari driver controlled proceedings from start-to-finish to secure an emotional first win around the streets he grew up on and calls his home, beating McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and teammate Carlos Sainz.At times, Leclerc drove 10 seconds slower than his pole position time in a race that became a sluggish procession with drivers managing their tyres to the end after an early red flag for a huge multi-car incident enabled them to switch compounds, meaning pit stops were no longer mandatory.
The result never looked in doubt for Leclerc, who set the pace all weekend and converted pole position at Monaco into the win at the third attempt to seal his sixth grand prix triumph and with it, the victory that had eluded him throughout his career. "It means a lot, obviously. It's the race which made me dream of becoming a Formula 1 driver one day. Fifteen laps to the end you're hoping nothing happens and the emotions are coming.
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