Race

Lando Norris claimed a brilliant victory in the Monaco Grand Prix after a tightly contested 78-lap race. Starting from pole, the McLaren driver fended off early challenges and late pressure to secure his second win of the season, closing the gap in the championship to teammate Oscar Piastri. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second despite threatening throughout, especially when Verstappen’s long opening stint backed the pack up late in the race. Piastri completed the podium and now holds a narrow points lead. Max Verstappen briefly took the lead thanks to an alternative tyre strategy but dropped to fourth after a late mandatory stop. Lewis Hamilton finished fifth after overcoming a grid penalty, while rookie Isack Hadjar impressed in sixth place. Williams secured valuable points with Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz in…