Leclerc wins home Monaco GP after heavy Perez crashpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 26 May
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Monaco
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held his nerve to convert pole position at his home Monaco Grand Prix into a controlled victory after a huge first-lap pile-up.
A collision between the two Haas cars and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez caused a red flag and led to a race of extreme tyre management by the leaders.
Leclerc controlled McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, team-mate Carlos Sainz and McLaren’s Lando Norris all race without any of them making a pit stop to take Ferrari’s second win of 2024.
The final laps were enlivened by a battle between Mercedes’ George Russell and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, in which the Briton managed to hold out despite having tyres that were more than 50 laps older than Verstappen’s.