There was great tension in the atmosphere. With all the tifosi waiting from poleman Charles Leclerc and what Max Verstappen might do starting 7th, excitement in the stands was at its peak. And on the track too. And the transalpine fans began to scream with joy when they saw how their Monegasque driver desperately defended first place against a very aggressive George Russell in the first corner.
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The Brit tried it on the outside and the two cars almost touched. George had to do the inside run-off in Turn 1 and let Charles start to set his pace to try to get away.
But behind came Verstappen. Max starts 6th and gains 3 positions in one lap and is 3rd by lap 3. It only takes him 5 laps to pass Russell to start the chase with Leclerc two seconds behind.
Fernando Alonso lost ground to Verstappen on the first lap to take 7th, while Sainz, who was penalized from 18th for an engine change, began an excellent comeback. He didn’t gain positions in the first lap, he wanted to avoid risks and started to gain positions, gained 12 places in the first 12 laps to place 6th.
Source: La Verdad
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