Sunday, May 2️⃣8️⃣th, 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Max Verstappen ?? dominated from start to finish but there was drama towards the end of the race as the Monaco Grand Prix was hit by rain. The world champion produced a great lap to put his Red Bull on pole, and it proved key as he got off the line ahead of Fernando Alonso ?? and controlled the race. The race was spiced up by rain, but Verstappen ?? bolted on some Intermediate tyres and secured the win. The double defending world champion produced a great lap to put his Red Bull on pole, and it proved key as he got off the line ahead of the spanish former world champion and controlled the race. The win extends Verstappen’s ?? lead at the top of the drivers’ championship, as his team-mate and closest rival Sergio Perez ?? could only claim 1️⃣6️⃣th after crashing out in qualifying and starting from the back of the grid. Lewis Hamilton ?? began the race in fifth, and made up one place to finish fourth in his Mercedes which also included the fastest lap of the race to earn a bonus point. The race was a procession for the first hour or so before George Russell ?? complained of rain at Turn 3️⃣ on lap 5️⃣1️⃣ of 7️⃣8️⃣. He said it was ‘spitting’. Lewis Hamilton ?? later upgraded that to ‘dangerous’. Carlos Sainz ??, hardly assured all afternoon, spun at Mirabeau, one of the earliest cites of rain. Lance Stroll ?? crashed his Aston at Lowes. Kevin Magnussen ?? hit the wall as his Haas team stubbornly kept him out on dries when the track was like a bath. Russell ?? was handed a five-second penalty for rejoining the track unsafely – putting himself in the path of Perez ??, who finished 1️⃣6️⃣th, having stopped five times. It made no difference because his margin over sixth-placed Charles Leclerc ?? of Ferrari was large enough. ? #EssereFerrari ?? | ?? #MonacoGrandPrix