Kimi Antonelli took a dominant victory within the Monaco Grand Prix forward of the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic ending that featured two security vehicles and a pink flag.
The 19-year-old Italian’s fifth win in a row, together with a dire race for Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who completed thirteenth and out of the factors, places him in complete management of the championship.
Antonelli leads Hamilton by 66 factors, with Russell now down to 3rd, two factors additional adrift.
Russell dropped to the again from third place due to a drive-through penalty that he needed to serve when the sector was compressed two laps after the restart.
Pierre Gasly completed third for Alpine, however was instantly dropped to seventh with a penalty for dashing within the pit lane.
That promoted Crimson Bull’s Isack Hadjar to the ultimate podium place, forward of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri on the event of the group’s 1,000th grand prix.
The madcap ending was one in all a number of key tales, together with:
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Antonelli’s supreme show to take complete management of the championship
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Russell’s newest dose of dangerous luck seemingly killing his title probabilities
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A pricey error from Charles Leclerc at his house race – which he refused to just accept was his fault
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The chaos attributable to the monitor breaking apart and an unusually excessive variety of penalties – six – for drivers dashing within the pit lane
