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Randorris won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, cutting the lead of teammate Oscar Piastri at the top of the driver’s championship to three points.
“Amazing mood,” Norris told broadcaster Sky Sports after the race. “It’s a long, tough race, but it’s fun.”
“Today, I had a great weekend with Paul. This is something I dreamed of as a child. So I achieved one of my dreams,” he added.
The British driver started out in pole position, which featured record laps in qualifying, allowing Charles Leclerk to lurk in and take the lead despite the tires being locked in the first corner.
Even if a slow fight from Monegascu’s driver meant that Norris’ victory was not as comfortable as it appears to be for most of the race, it was the closest thing to overtaking Norris.
“The last quarter was a bit nervous. Charles is nearby and Max (Verstappen) is on the way, but we won in Monaco.
The victory means that the British were the first McLaren driver to win in Monaco since Lewis Hamilton in 2008. His previous best finish on the historic track at the 25 year old came when he came third in 2021.
Leclerc placed second in the home race, with Piastri on the podium. Verstappen came in fourth and Lewis Hamilton to fifth.
It takes place on the Mediterranean coast and offers easy views of the gorgeous yachts moored at the harbor, and the Monaco Grand Prix has become synonymous with the ornate and charm associated with F1-Kilianmbappe, Jeff Bezos and Naomi Campbell.
This year’s Monaco Grand Prix saw new rules designed to inspire the unliving races in recent years.
Drivers must pit at least twice. This is that rulings aimed at avoiding many fans complaining can occur on the narrow, sparkling Monegascu roads that are difficult to overtake.
In reality, the main effect of the rules was that there was a lot of attention to how quickly the driver pited, just like the race itself.
It also influenced the racing strategies of each driver. Verstappen, for example, would wait until the second final moment if there was a safety car. This means that I didn’t lose time in the pits and was able to stick to the lead.
As such, there was no such incident and he only managed to slow the race, so the field bundled behind him.
Even lower than the rankings, Isack Hadjar, Esteban Ocon and Liam Lawson all came in sixth, seventh and eighth respectively. In particular, Hajar benefited from slowing down to hold back the puck that his teammate Lawson chased.
This story has been updated with additional developments.