Verstappen Takes F1 Title Lead As Hamilton Registers Humiliating Loss By John Tan Verstappen s Imola win confirmed Red Bull as serious title challengers AFP / Miguel MEDINA
The recent Monaco Grand Prix has changed the narrative of this year’s Formula One championship.
Red Bull put on an impressive show on Sunday after Verstappen sealed a dominating win at the Monaco GP.
The Dutchman has now taken the lead in the Formula One title race for the first time in his soaring career, USA Today reported.
Starting the race from the second position, Verstappen never looked back and took entire control of the race.
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Lewis Hamilton said there would be repercussions within the Mercedes ranks after the seven-time champion took a lowly seventh on the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix – the first time he’s started outside the top six since the 2018 German Grand Prix – with Hamilton adding that he was “definitely out of contention for the win” in Monte Carlo.
Although team mate Valtteri Bottas looked a contender for pole throughout Saturday’s qualifying in Monaco, Hamilton – also off the pace on Thursday – couldn’t finish higher than P7 in any segment of qualifying, ending up 0.749s off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc’s pace in Q3 and set to start from seventh on the grid.
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