Kimi Antonelli wins delayed Monaco Grand Prix to extend F1 lead
Antonelli takes his fifth Grand Prix win in a row in race interrupted by crashes after asphalt breaks apart. Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli
Antonelli takes his fifth Grand Prix win in a row in race interrupted by crashes after asphalt breaks apart. Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli stayed ice-cool to â win a â chaotic Monaco Grand Prix and extend his run of victories this season to five. The 19-year-old Italian built a â commanding lead on Sunday after starting from pole in his Mercedes but that evaporated after a late red flag to inspect a crumbling â surface at the final corner following a crash that took out Ferrariâs Charles Leclerc.
After a delay of about 40 minutes while repairs were carried out, the race resumed with a standing start but Antonelli remained unfazed as he became the youngest-ever winner of the iconic race. Ferrariâs Lewis Hamilton was runner-up for the second successive Grand Prix with Red Bullâs Isack Hadjar provisionally third, although he was one of a number of drivers under investigation for a variety of infringements. Hamilton, who equalled the late Ayrton Sennaâs eight Monaco podiums, â moved above Antonelliâs teammate George Russell into â second place in the standings, 66 points behind Antonelli.
âItâs been an incredible weekend and an incredible race,â said Antonelli, who was not even born the last time an â Italian won the Monaco Grand Pri Jarno Trulli in 2004. âWe had incredible pace and it all â came so natural and that gave me â the confidence to push.â A year after finishing last on his F1 debut at Monaco, Antonelli showed incredible poise to shrug off the red flag drama that meant he effectively had to win two races.
âI wasnât super keen on re-starting but once the notification came out I just gathered my emotions and re-focused again. Once I got away and was P1 into the first corner I could enjoy the last few laps.â
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