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Daniel Ricciardo 13th in F1 Monaco Grand Prix, Sergio Perez wins for Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo navigates the wet track of Monaco. (Getty Images: Clive Rose)

Daniel Ricciardo has finished 13th in the Monaco Grand Prix, paying the price for a poor qualifying session the day before.

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez claimed his first Monaco Grand Prix victory, his third in F1, after surviving a chaotic race that was delayed an hour and stopped by a major crash.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz claimed second while reigning world champion Max Verstappen rounded out the podium.

Pole sitter Charles Leclerc was cruelled by a bad strategy, finishing fourth.

Ricciardo started the race from 14th after being knocked out of the second qualifying session on Saturday.

Around the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, the Australian was unable to make any substantial progress in a race that was frantic.

His McLaren teammate Lando Norris reaped the benefits of a higher starting position, finishing sixth.

At the front of the grid, Perez became Mexico's most successful driver with victory.

Sergio Perez celebrates the third F1 win of his career. (Getty Images: Clive Rose)

Starting third, Perez benefited from a great pit stop strategy from Red Bull to win.

"It's a dream come true. As a driver you dream of winning here," he said.

The race was delayed by over an hour due to significant water on the track after a massive downpour. 

The race officially started behind the safety car with all drivers using extreme wet tyres. 

At the start of the pit stop phase, Perez was third behind Ferrari's of Leclerc and Sainz.

Perez pitted a lap before the leader Leclerc for intermediate tyres and was able to pass him as the undercut was the faster option.

Just a handful of laps later, Perez was brought in a lap after the new leader Sainz for dry tyres, again the right decision from Red Bull.

The strategic masterclass guided Perez to the front and Verstappen from fourth to third.

Leclerc, meanwhile, dropped from the lead of the race to fourth.

He was furious over the team radio and said after the race the Ferrari team made too many mistakes.

The race was stopped on lap 30 after Mick Schumacher had a massive crash that ripped his car apart.

The delay meant the race was going to be stopped by the two-hour time limit before they reached the number of completed laps. 

Once the race was restarted the drivers had roughly 40 minutes of racing left. 

In the dry conditions overtaking became near impossible, which frustrated many drivers who were being held up by slower cars in front of them. 

Lewis Hamilton was one of the frustrated drivers. 

While his teammate George Russell managed a terrific fifth, Hamilton was stuck behind the Alpine driver Fernando Alonso and finished eighth. 

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