Monaco Grand Prix: Perez wins ahead of Sainz
Race conditioned by rain. Verstappen closes in third place, only fourth Charles Leclerc, furious with the Ferrari team for a "mess" in the pits
Perez's Red Bull in Monaco (Ansa)
Sergio Perez wins the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix .
The Red Bull driver crossed the line first in front of Carlos Sainz's Ferrari and teammate Max Verstappen .
Only fourth is Charles Leclerc , who started from pole position.
A race, that of Montercarlo, characterized by rain , which caused a late start and conditioned the pit stops for the tire change, causing numerous interruptions . Penalized, in particular Leclerc, furious with his for the times and methods of the second stop for the tire change.
In the end, the Mexican driver triumphed, in a final rush where the Red Bulls were both tailed by the two Ferrari drivers, who, however, were unable to attack to attempt the decisive overtaking.
"I love this team, but what happened today is not good . I have no words, we cannot do something like this", Leclerc later vented, about the "mess" in the pits .
"It hurts - added the Ferrari driver - there are many races and we have the pace, but we cannot afford to finish fourth , when we had 6 seconds ahead of second. It hurts and, furthermore, at my house . We lose a lot of points. 'help of the team, today we took
one wrong decision before and another after. There have been many mistakes ", concluded the Monegasque driver.
(Unioneonline / lf)
