With a special action against a dull race, Verstappen went just a laugh
With the Monaco Grand Prize on Sunday (with a start at 3 pm), one of the annual highlights in Formula 1 will be scheduled. To avoid the boring race on a street line in the principality, where it is extremely difficult to overtake (VA), this time they are responsible for the rules.
On Sunday’s test, eighth this year for the World Cup in the Royal Automobile Class, all racers will have to do at least two boxes. In this way, the competent people want to enrich the events on the track in Monte Carlo, where since 1984 they have listed on average only twelve overtaking maneuvers to the race.
Last year’s victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, otherwise defended by home Matador Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who hit the finish line last year before Australian Oscar Piatri (McLaren), the leaders in the overall ranking for the World Cup. The defender of the laurel Max Verstappen (Red Bull) had to come to Monte Carlo a year ago with only sixth place.
Max Verstappen is already looking forward to the Monte Carlo spectacle. Photo: Piroschka Van de Wouw/Reuters
This time he traveled to the principality with a trip of the Imola victory, where last Sunday he paved his journey to the first place with a masterful overtaking maneuver past the leading Piastrium shortly after the start. « After a successful attack, I was so surprised that I was laughing at the third turn, » admitted the Dutch champion, holding third in the total, with 22 points behind the first -ranked Piastrium.
A common order for the World Cup:
1. Oscar Piatras (aust, McLaren) 146, 2. Lando Norris (VB, McLaren) 133, 3. Max Verstappen (string, Red Bull) 124, 4. George Russell (VB, Mercedes) 99, 5. Charles Leclerc (Mon, Ferrari) 53, 7. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Ita, Mercedes) 48, 8. Alexander Albon (Taj, Williams) 40, 9. Esteban Ocon (FRA, Haas) 14, 10. Lance Stroll (Kan, Aston Martin) 14.