With the monkey finally off his back, Charles Leclerc allowed himself the luxury of tears of joy as he climbed from his car, victorious at last in his home Monaco Grand Prix. There were thoughts of his family, joy and relief among the emotions, with Formula One as a whole sharing the latter after Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez survived an horrific accident on the opening lap.
This is Leclerc’s sixth attempt to win the race and now that the 26‑year‑old has done so he can consider his Monaco curse truly lifted, becoming the first Monegasque to win here since the Formula One world championship began in 1950 by beating McLaren’s Oscar Piastri into second and his Ferrari teammate, Carlos Sainz, into third.
