#leclerc wins in monaco

[racing-is-passion]

Leclerc Finally Wins His Home Grand Prix!

After many years of bad luck at his home race, Charles Leclerc has finally done it—he is the first Monegasque to win in Monaco! Congratulations.

Oscar Piastri finished second in his McLaren, which sported a yellow Senna design this weekend. Carlos Sainz finished third in the second Ferrari, lucky that the race had to be stopped with a red flag in the first lap; otherwise, after suffering a puncture in the first corner, he would have had no chance of making it to the podium.

Speaking of the red flag, it was once again triggered by Kevin Magnussen, who saw a gap between the wall and Sergio Perez after the first corner that only he could see. There definitely wasn't one, and squeezing in with his front wing beside a car, knowing that the other driver might not see him (blind spot), borders on madness. As a result of the crash, Checo’s Red Bull was completely destroyed, and both Kevin and his teammate (Hülkenberg), who was actually uninvolved, were taken out of the race. Why the race officials didn't issue a penalty here is beyond me.

Also in the first lap, before entering the tunnel, Ocon tried to squeeze past his teammate, which didn't go well, leading to an internal Alpine collision and damage to both cars, especially Ocon’s. He couldn't resume the race after the interruption because his left rear suspension was damaged. Alpine team boss Famin announced "drastic measures."

Otherwise, the race was very boring, as usual, with no real overtakes and a very slow pace just to conserve the tires from the second lap to the finish. Most drivers didn’t make another pit stop after the red flag, removing the last element of excitement—strategy—from the equation.

I also found it very nice how relaxed Prince Albert was during the award ceremony. First visibly moved by Charles' victory, then he spontaneously grabbed a bottle himself and joined in the celebrations.

[shineonlux]

always a delight watching this man win ❤️

bryan’s radio message had me giggling. because same.

[petit-papillion]

What a photo!

Charles on track during the COTA race weekend | 2024 USA Grand Prix

📸 Circuit of the Americas

[balaclavacharles]

What it means ❤️🤍

[chaichaispouts]

"ma come mi fai sognare, come mi fai sognare."🥹

"But how you make me dream, how you make me dream!"

[jackslocket]

IL PREDESTINATO VINCE.

(inspired by @scdria's super awesome monaco poster)

[f1-stuff]

Monaco GP '24 // Pole Sitter

"The feeling and the confidence were high since the first laps in FP1. But, you know what, that also adds to the tension, I will say... Everybody's pointing the finger, and you can feel that as a driver. But it's the excitement that I like."

[predestined-one16]

Manifesting no longer works, we need Max to mention the Italian anthem.

[never-looked-so-good]

📷 @/scuderiaferrari

[reidiot]

relax bro ain't nobody taking it from you

[mirrorball-leclerc]

charles beat the monaco curse by adding a second leclerc to the grid

[rorylovesf1]

funny story:

my dad is a max hater (🙄) and i was trying to convince him that max is an extremely respectful competitor who is honest and knows when to commend people.

my dad refused to agree with me so i told him about max’s comments when lando won miami and he was STILL not convinced 😭 then i told him about how happy he was about charles winning today and showed him the pic of them hugging… he relented after that LMAO.

[petit-papillion]

The moment Charles crosses the finish line..

I've watched this like 10 times now, focusing on someone else each time and it just gets better and better. Arthur, Ale, Andrea... 🥹🥰

Monaco Grand Prix | 26 May 2024

🎥 Scuderia Ferrari

[leclercari]

“Charles Leclerc wins the Monaco Grand Prix, to achieve his dream.” — Alex Jacques' iconic last lap commentary

[racingcore]

“Nothing has changed but everything is different. The world continues to turn, the Alpines continue to attack each other, Magnussen continues to smash everything, but Charles Leclerc has now won the Monaco Grand Prix. For him, that means a lot. Truly a lot. The Monegasque, whose first name is the name of his country (Monte Carlo means Mount Charles), has already been awarded the highest protocol distinction of the State.”

writing poetry for the Prince of Monaco as deserved!

translation // pic source taken from L’Équipe // tweet

[balaclavacharles]

@ScuderiaFerrari: There’s only one way to celebrate in Monaco! 🏊

And @Charles_Leclerc wasn’t waiting for Fred to decide! 😂