The Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, which had already experienced an hour -long delay due to rain that flooded the historic Monte Carlo circuit, saw the red flags again when the test was already in the middle and German Mick Schumacher, who passed in With the retaining walls bounded, he lost control of his Haas, which split in two.

The son of legendary Michael Schumacher disappeared on his lap 27 and violently collided with security barriers, resulting in a tear in the back of his vehicle.

The Haas driver was released without physical injury, but had to retire. The race was neutralized for the time required to put security on the track before proceeding to lap 30.

It completed a black day for the American team that had already suffered at the start of another of its cars, Danish -driven Kevin Magnussen.

Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) finally prevailed in the competition which ended within hours followed by Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), the championship leader. Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), furious at Ferrari’s poor strategic decision, completed the Top 4.

The race

Perez recovered from the Red Bull order that gave him the chance to win in Spain last week by scoring his first victory in the Formula 1 season on Sunday in a rain-affected Monaco Grand Prix.

Checo Pérez scored the third win of his F1 career on the slippery streets of Monaco after Ferrari cost polesitter Leclerc’s questionable approach was a victory on his home circuit.

While Leclerc completed the race for the first time in four attempts, he finished fourth and allowed defending champion Max Verstappen to extend his lead in the drivers standings. Spanish Carlos Sainz Jr. was second for Ferrari and Verstappen was third for Red Bull.

Mercedes once again had a career to forget, with their British duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton crossing to fifth and eighth place respectively.

Verstappen now leads Leclerc by nine points in the standings; the 24-year-old Monegasque has two wins this season, Verstappen and Pérez have combined for five wins and Red Bull and Ferrari have shared seven races.

Source: AFP and AP