Monaco GP live: Perez wins after disjointed race

The Frenchman gets points, which benefits Vettel.

Third career victory for Sergio Perez, a first in Monaco! The Red Bull driver is ahead of Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, who is finishing his first race in Monaco. The Monegasque, however, performs a bad operation after starting on pole.

Everything remains to be done between the four leaders, knowing that Perez is still in front.

The pilots exceeded 75% of distance covered. The winner will therefore have 25 points.

The leading quartet is not very far from Tsunoda, the bottom of the race.

The race leader is threatened by Sainz, Verstappen and Leclerc. Its front tires are badly damaged. The four pilots stand in one second.

“I’m fine. I’m disappointed not to have finished this race. Why the car split in two, it’s weird, I don’t know”, explained the Haas driver to the microphone of Canal +.

Sainz went straight to the Port chicane and left the field open to Perez. There is now a three-second gap between the two drivers as Verstappen closes in.

The Mexican is more than 2 seconds ahead of Sainz. If he were to win, he would approach second place in the drivers’ standings, occupied by Leclerc.

Hamilton is stuck behind Alonso, who has lost pace since the race resumed. Ocon also seems to be struggling on the other Alpine.

The Monegasque is still behind Verstappen and does not seem able to fight for the podium.

The countdown is on, the single-seaters will be on the track until 6 p.m., as required by the regulations. Perez is still in the lead, but Sainz is closing in. The Verstappen / Leclerc duel turns to the advantage of the Dutchman, still 3rd.

5 second penalty for the Alpine driver after his collision with Hamilton.

The track is dry, Sergio Perez sets the pace, just ahead of Sainz, Verstappen and Leclerc.

The single-seaters set off from the pits, while the rain could reappear. The Ferraris are in hard rubber, the Red Bull in medium.

Or in less than 10 minutes.

The drivers return to the pits, the time to repair the barriers. The GP should be played against the clock. Charles Leclerc is furious and continues to be cursed on his land.

As the track sweep ends where Mick Schumacher crashed.

There are 1h05 of racing left to finish this GP after the postponement of the start due to the rain.

Schumacher’s single-seater is cut in half! The safety car is out. “I’m fine,” the Haas pilot explains over the radio. After losing control, the single-seater crashed into the barrier.

Haas no longer has a single-seater in this GP.

The Williams driver receives a 5 second penalty.

After a pit stop, Verstappen passes Leclerc!

1. Perez

2. Sainz

3. Verstappen

4. Leclerc

Both Ferrari drivers put on hard tyres. Leclerc is mad with rage when he comes out 5th! The Monegasque had been called back to the pits before being told, too late, to stay out.

After Leclerc’s pit stop, the Monegasque comes out 3rd, well behind Sergio Perez, who has new tyres! Carlos Sainz is the new leader.

The Brit touches the back of Ocon’s single-seater. Without gravity.

Despite his call to change his tyres, Carlos Sainz remains on the track.

Max Verstappen’s team-mate pits for intermediate tyres. We are changing strategy at Red Bull.

Leclerc and Sainz share the fastest lap, while the Monegasque remains well ahead.

The Alpha Tauri driver overtakes Ricciardo and is in 12th place.

The Frenchman overtook Guanyu Zhou and moved up to 13th place.

But the conditions remain difficult, according to Verstappen. Evidenced by the straight George Russell. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc takes 3 seconds ahead of Sainz.

They fit intermediates, while the Ferraris and Red Bulls are still in heavy rain.

In difficulty since the start of the GP, Pierre Gasly (17th), achieved the best lap of the race.

4th in the race, the world champion achieved the best lap of the race but had a few scares on the slippery track of Monaco.

At home, the Monegasque is in front, just ahead of his teammate Carlos Sainz. The Red Bulls are on the lookout behind.

No standing start, but a rolling start! It slips !

First incident in this GP, with Latifi missing the turn and going straight.

The Monaco GP is finally launched! The drivers set off from the pits, just behind the safety car!

The FIA ​​finally gives information: the pilots have 10 minutes to prepare and return to their single-seater to take the start, scheduled for 4:05 p.m.

The weather is not improving in the Principality since the track is still wet. It starts to rain heavily again. No information leaks from the FIA.

Remember that it hasn’t rained all week. The rain seems to be calming down now.

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While it is raining extremely hard, the red flag is deployed. The procedure has not started and the drivers return to the pits.

After minutes of waiting, the 20 single-seaters set off for the formation lap behind the safety car.

The race direction has just indicated that the start of the race is delayed, without giving a precise time. The formation lap is scheduled for 3:16 p.m., behind the safety car. All single-seaters must be fitted with extreme tyres.

Slight delay for the formation lap, which will be done at 3:09 p.m., while the weather has not yet deteriorated. It will be carried out behind the safety car.

Some teams decide to change rubbers.

The circuit is very short and very narrow.

This promises a lively Grand Prix

Rain is expected for the start of the Grand Prix.

Since Thursday, the Ferrari of the famous Place d’Armes in Monaco no longer bears the image of the local driver. Everything went quickly and some fans therefore leave the stand disappointed. The driver’s supporters are confident after seeing their protege take pole yesterday. Despite the Monegasque’s curse on his land, they believe that the “Little Prince” has gained experience and gained serenity.

Charles Leclerc, the stage local will start on pole just ahead of Carlos Sainz. The two Red Bulls are on the lookout, with Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen.

On the French side, Esteban Ocon (Alpine) will start 10th, while Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) will be 17th.

The first Monegasque to win a Grand Prix in Formula 1, Charles Leclerc could become the first driver from the Principality to win the world title. To come back to Max Verstappen, current leader, the Ferrari driver will have to shine in these streets he knows so well this weekend, something he has never managed to do with a single-seater.

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Welcome to this live commentary to follow the Monaco GP race, the 7th stage of the Formula 1 world championship. The start will be given at 3 p.m.