Sergio Pérez took victory on the streets of the Principality ahead of Madrid and Verstappen, with Alonso in seventh, his best result of the season
The Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2022 did not disappoint, far from it, putting on a show from the first moment thanks to the ingredient added early in the day: the rain. The dreaded clouds unleashed a major storm on the track that not only resulted in a delay of an hour from the scheduled start time, but also a strategic game in which a clear winner, Red Bull, and a clear loser, Ferrari.
Sergio Pérez was the beneficiary of a Red Bull where everything went well. The Mexican was not the favorite in the race as Charles Leclerc came out looking for the end of his curse at home and looked like he was going to take the race with authority but a terrible mastery (another) of strategy through his wall sent him off the podium. That screaming radio is without a doubt already one of the audios of the Formula 1 season.
Carlos Sainz was unaffected by the wall’s decision as, aware that it could be better, he decided not to obey the team. Sometimes an act of rebellion serves a greater good, and Sainz preferred not to go from wet tires to medium tires and then to hard dry tires as they did with his partner, but instead extended the first relay with scratched tires before moving on to the slippery The first bars with this one were complicated as the track was cold and wet but as the track became Sainz took on the challenge of trying to go for the win. But to do it in Monaco, where it is almost impossible to overtake, was an impossible Herculean task.
With Sergio Pérez in first, the race turned around after Mick Schumacher finished against the protection of the pool. De Haas was eventually split in two and the ‘techpro’ barriers were compromised, so after several laps behind the safety car a red flag was shown on the track.
The break gave the drivers a rest, but immediately confirmed that the goal of 77 laps would not be reached. Unlike other sports, such as tennis, Formula 1 established years ago that events can be a maximum of three hours from the start to prevent television programs from being hijacked. So 6:00 PM was the deadline.
With the resumption, it looked like it would be another procession. Sergio Pérez led relatively easily, Sainz was quietly behind but had no option to fight with him for the race and Verstappen considered third as good as Leclerc was on fire but powerless in fourth. It wasn’t until 10 minutes to go that tire wear and the change in temperature on Monaco’s complicated tarmac started to cause Pérez’s wheels to start showing grain. Golden opportunity for Sainz, who came to put the car in him several times, but he was left with the desire. The Mexican took advantage of the doubles, showing that he is one of the best positional defenders on the grid and eventually took his third Formula 1 win alongside defending his bosses.
Pérez’s victory with Verstappen in third left Ferrari with a very bad taste in their mouths, who officially came to protest the two for allegedly breaking the rules of the pit exit line limits to try a sanction that would put them off. would disqualify.
Another of those who proved themselves in this race was Fernando Alonso. The Asturian unsettled Lewis Hamilton in his defense of the position, and while he took advantage of the conditions of the race and the circuit itself, the Asturian was bolstered by seventh place, which is in addition to his best result of the year, the first race of the year. the season in which he finishes ahead of Esteban Ocon. The Frenchman was also sanctioned for a contact with Hamilton himself.
Source: La Verdad
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