Monaco Grand Prix: Max Verstappen beats Fernando Alonso to rain-affected win
Red Bull's Max Verstappen survived a mid-race downpour to win the Monaco Grand Prix from Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.
But Alonso had to stop again for intermediate tyres on the following lap, when Verstappen did the same, and any victory chances were gone. Verstappen had been hanging on with his fading medium tyres much longer than he wanted as Red Bull waited for the rain, while Alonso behind him on hard tyres was more comfortable but 13 seconds adrift.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Verstappen always had "enough margin" to pit and still retain the lead if Alonso had fitted intermediates. Alonso closed on Verstappen quite quickly in the first laps after changing tyres, cutting his advantage by five seconds in as many laps while also lapping seconds faster than any other driver in the field.
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