He Monaco Grand PrixDespite its characteristics and its difficulty in overtaking, it always brings emotions and its 2023 edition was no wonder, with the rain as a surprise guest.
The 33 was rumored throughout the weekend, but max verstappen He showed why he is the world champion. Pole saving the furniture and very solid in the race. Neither with a different compound nor with the late appearance of the rain could anyone come close to the Dutchman, who is now more of a leader than ever with 39 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
The Mexican had a career to forget. He was starting last and it was impossible for him to come back. Between touches with several drivers, a bad strategy and a zero ability to overtake left him unscored in Monaco. And he is not only moving away from the World Cup, but he is beginning to have a Fernando Alonso (12 points away).
the pilot of Aston Martin victory was close. They opted for hard tires with the ’14’ to vary the Red Bull strategy. And with the chaos of the rain they had the opportunity, but they put resources into a stop that was shown to be wrong from the first moment. Despite this, one second position which is the best result of the season and an Alonso who even spoke about the World Cup options.
The surprise gave her Esteban Ocon. The Frenchman had an exceptional qualifying, but he was expected to lose positions. And it was not so. He was solid and just a touch with Carlos Sainz and a final pressure of lewis hamilton They threatened to steal the podium from him, but he held on and added the third drawer of his Formula 1 career.
Behind Alpine’s were the Mercedes. Hamilton was fourth and ended up lamenting a bad strategy that he believes prevented him from reaching the podium, while his teammate George Russell he finished fifth in a show that the improvements of the Germans seem to improve.
Those who do not improve are the Ferrari. The sanction of charles leclerc in ‘qualy’ he conditioned his career, finishing sixth. It was worse for Carlos Sainzeighth, who after running almost the entire race with a broken wing due to a touch with Ocon, finished very angry with his team because of the bad strategy they decided.
Where and when is the next race?
The next Formula 1 race is the Spanish Grand Prix in the circuit of Montmeló. it will be sunday June 4 at 3:00 p.m. peninsular time.
Last season the victory went to Max Verstappen, with Sergio Pérez second and George Russell third.
