The famous line about Monaco is that it’s a sunny place for shady people. But last Sunday, not only had the sun disappeared, the heavens opened to deliver a mid-race downpour. If the streets of Monte Carlo weren’t tricky enough, trying to race on a slippery track with a slick tyre was almost impossible.
Race winner Max Verstappen was one of many who hit the barriers – and more than once – but somehow he managed to keep his Red Bull pointing in the right direction to take a brilliant