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06/07 10:45 CDT Kimi Antonelli wins delayed Monaco Grand Prix to extend his
victory streak and F1 lead
Kimi Antonelli wins delayed Monaco Grand Prix to extend his victory streak and
F1 lead
MONACO (AP) --- Kimi Antonelli's rise to the top of Formula 1 continued in
bizarre circumstances as the 19-year-old Mercedes driver won a much-delayed
Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
Antonelli was on course for victory with 10 laps remaining when the race was
red-flagged after parts of the asphalt broke away and two cars crashed in quick
succession, one of them third-placed Charles Leclerc.
After the race resumed from a standing start, Antonelli took his fifth Grand
Prix win in a row and extended his already vast standings lead. He's the
youngest F1 winner in Monaco.
"Thank you so much guys, the car was a beast today," he told the Mercedes team.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton crossed the line second and Alpine's Pierre Gasly
third. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was moved up to third due to a penalty for Gasly.
Antonelli's Mercedes teammate George Russell missed the points for the second
race running after an engine failure while battling Antonelli for the lead of
last month's Canadian Grand Prix.
The track damage put a decidedly un-glamorous twist on one of F1's most
prestigious races as drivers waited in the pit lane, officials gazed at the
damaged asphalt and a road-sweeping machine inched along the circuit clearing
away loose stones.
There was more confusion as numerous drivers received time penalties or were
under investigation, meaning the final standings remained uncertain.
Hadjar was facing an investigation after the race for a potential breach of
red-flag rules. That raised the possibility that McLaren's Oscar Piastri could
be promoted from fifth on track to third Sunday evening, ahead of Hadjar and
Gasly.
Russell had been second in the standings before the race but ended the day in
13th after a hefty penalty for failing to serve an earlier penalty properly.
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AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing
