Charles Leclerc wins home race at processional Monaco Grand Prix
by Philip Duncan
May 26, 2024
3 minutes
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Hometown hero Charles Leclerc ended his Monaco curse by winning a processional race that Max Verstappen claimed was “so boring” he wish he had “brought my pillow”.
After near-misses in 2021 and 2022, Leclerc kept McLaren’s Oscar Piastri at bay to take his first victory on home soil and reduce the championship gap to Verstappen to 31 points.
Leclerc’s Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz finished third, one place ahead of British driver Lando Norris.
George Russell crossed the line in fifth for Mercedes with Verstappen sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh. The top 10 finished
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