F1 Monaco GP: Max Verstappen beats Fernando Alonso to Monaco win after rain causes chaos
The reigning world champion was c🌊ruising to victory when a downpour with 25 laps remaining t🔯hreatened to turn the prestigious race around Monte Carlo’s famous streets on its head as the field were forced to switch to intermediate tyres.
Verstappen clipped the wall on a couple of occasions but ultimately held his nerve to record his fourth victory from six races and his second w🃏in at Monaco.
The Dutchman’s win sees him extend his championship lead to 39 points over Red Bull teammate Sergio Pe✃rez, who was twice lapped by Verstappen on his way to a lowly 17th place finish on what was a calamitous weekend for his title hopes.
Alonso never appeared to be a genuine threat to Verstappen as he claimed his b🍸est result of the season for Aston Martin in second place, marking his fifth podium in six races.
But Aston Martin appeared to miss a chance to potentially beat Verstappen when they pitted Alonso fo꧙r dry tyres as the rain began to fall, only to call him in again a few laps later to make the switch to inters.
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon converted his ♛stunning lap in qualifying into a podium finish as he held onto third ahead of the Mercedes duo of L🔯ewis Hamilton and George Russell.
Ferrari saw both their drivers drop behind the Mercedes pair during the flurry of pitstops for 🎐wet tyres, with home favourite Charles 🌱Leclerc unable to make inroads in sixth.
Pierre Gasly put his Alpine between the Ferraris, while Carlos Sainz was lef💙t angry at his ﷽team's strategy on his way to finishing a frustrating eighth.
Lando Norris 🔯and Oscar Piastri completed a double points haul for McLaren in ninth and 10th.
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