Nobody said it was going to be easy, and any thoughts of Oscar Piastri marching to a maiden world championship along a straight and smooth path were scattered to the four winds around the tight and twisting turns of Monaco.
The great Australian hope had his overall lead in the standings trimmed to just three points as McLaren team-mate Lando Norris sped to his first win in Monte Carlo.
"Monaco, baby, yeah baby!" a euphoric Norris said on the radio. "It feels amazing. This is what I did dream of when I was a kid."
