Lando Norris won the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and Franco Colapinto finished 13th.

Lando Norris won the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and is now firmly in the championship race. Charles Leclerc finished second in his home race, and Oscar Piastri rounded out the podium . Franco Colapinto finished 13th in his second race of the year.

With the first few corners safely negotiated, Gabriel Bortoleto tried to overtake Kimi Antonelli and crashed into the wall on the entrance to the tunnel. The Brazilian was ultimately able to continue and finished last.

The Virtual Safety Car allowed many drivers to take advantage of the opportunity to pit and fulfill half of the mandatory two-stop requirement for this Monaco Grand Prix.

The truth is that just when everything seemed to be going smoothly, Gasly lost his brakes and collided with Yuki Tsunoda at the chicane after the tunnel. After this incident, the Frenchman nearly collided with Colapinto, who brilliantly dodged to avoid the impact.

On lap 11, the race resumed under green flag conditions, with Pierre Gasly now out of the race. This left Colapinto as the sole Alpine driver in the race. He made his first stop on lap 15 and put on medium tires, leaving him at the back of the pack, with clear air ahead of him to run at a high speed and join his colleagues. The Argentine returned to the pits on lap 27 and was well positioned ahead of the Saubers.

In a race where not much happened, the most exciting moment came on lap 43 when Alex Albon made a controversial move, letting Sainz pass and blocking the Spaniard, who was due for a pit stop that could have jeopardized his position in the standings. Both Mercedes drivers were furious, and George Russell was fed up with Albon, accusing him of being "dangerous" for going too slowly in an attempt to protect his teammate.

The Briton jumped the chicane after the tunnel and overtook the Thai driver. This maneuver is prohibited and results in a five-second penalty for the Briton, who said on the radio: "I'll take the penalty, but he's driving very dangerously."

Russell eventually served his penalty. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen temporarily took the lead at the front, exposing Red Bull's intentions. They pushed their car to the limit and bet on a red flag that would allow the Dutch driver to maintain his position until the end.

Ultimately, this didn't happen, and Verstappen had to pit on the penultimate lap, finishing fourth. Colapinto, on the other hand, looked solid in his race and took advantage of Antonelli and Stroll 's pit stops, which allowed him to climb positions and finish 13th.