Racing F1, Monaco GP: Many emotions, a master of tactics ascends the throne

(Sports news – F1 racing news) The mistake made Ferrari “throw away” the victory and Red Bull took advantage of it very well to once again crowned in Monaco.

Monaco GP

The first two days of Monaco GP 2022 took place in hot and dry conditions. However, heavy rain dragged to the Monaco racetrack on Sunday afternoon (May 29) causing all tactics to be turned upside down. Heavy rain caused the race to be postponed for more than 1 hour and restarted at 16:05 local time with a total of 77 laps. All cars use Wet tires.

The rain has a great influence on the race

The rain quickly receded after that, causing the track to dry quickly and the Inter tires were soon replaced by the drivers. The top was more cautious and considered switching directly from Wet tires to dry road tires. At this time, once again Ferrari showed incompetence in making reasonable tactics when from 1-2 leading position, they were pushed down by Red Bull to 2nd and 4th place with Sergio Perez leading on Hard tires. .

Round 27, Mick Schumacher had a dangerous accident near the swimming pool, causing Haas to lose both cars in Monaco because Kevin Magnussen had given up due to technical problems a few laps earlier. The red flag must appear a 2nd time in round 30 so the staff can clean up the problem.

Under the new rules, including a red flag pause, the race lasts for a maximum of three hours. So the 77 laps won’t be 100% complete when the race resumes, but will most likely pass 75% (58 laps) to get the full score.

Ferrari made a tactical error

Two Red Bulls use Medium tires while Ferrari keeps Hard tires, a more profitable option for “bulls”. After about 20 minutes, Red Bull shows that advantage when DRS is activated. A safe distance is established, combined with a difficult track structure, the order of the drivers is kept until the end of the race.

Perez finished the fastest and had his first win since the 2021 Azerbaijan GP. Carlos Sainz had the 2nd consecutive year in Monaco, winning the 4th podium this year. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc ranked in the next 2 positions, respectively, helping the Dutch driver increase the gap in the individual rankings with the opponent.

George Russell continued to have the 7th stage in a row to finish in the top 5, followed by Lando Norris (McLaren), the driver had stable performance throughout 3 racing days.

Mick Schumacher had an accident on lap 27

Fernando Alonso stopped Lewis Hamilton for nearly 30 minutes to finish 7th for Alpine. Esteban Ocon ranked 9th but was penalized 5s for colliding with Hamilton and falling out of the top with points. Thanks to that, Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) and Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) were the last to score this leg.

Detailed results of Monaco GP 2022: