On Sunday, Lando Norris received the Monaco Grand Prix for the primary time in his profession, doing so from pole place. It was the primary win at Monaco for McLaren since Lewis Hamilton received in 2008.
On a monitor the place overtaking is tough and outcomes are normally decided by qualifying, a brand new rule this 12 months requiring two pit stops had little or no to no impact on the race. Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen completed second, third and fourth, respectively. Norris now solely trails Piastri by three factors within the drivers’ championship.
Mercedes had one other disappointing weekend the place each drivers did not make it out of Q2, leading to no factors for the workforce.
Alternatively, Crimson Bull had a powerful displaying, getting double factors with Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson ending sixth and ninth.
All eyes will now be on subsequent weeks Spanish GP, the place a brand new set of rules will are available in to play. With the “flexi-wing” being eradicated, many groups, particularly Crimson Bull, are hopeful that it’ll remove the benefit McLaren has had over the remainder of the sphere.
