WATCH: Charles Leclerc pushes Fred Vasseur into Monaco Harbour during Monaco GP victory celebration

Charles Leclerc is now a part of the history books after he became the first Monegasque driver to win the recently concluded Monaco Grand Prix. The 26-year-old driver was on it from the get-go during the 78-lap event.

Charles Leclerc had previously started from pole on two other occasions as well, but had been extremely unfortunate on race days and had failed to score a win. This season, however, the Monegasque driver was on a different level compared to the other drivers on the grid during the Monaco Grand Prix race weekend. Leclerc clenched pole position on Saturday and led for the whole 78 laps during the race.

Ferrari team principal, Fred Vasseur was overwhelmed by the performance of Leclerc and thus, he joined in on the celebrations. Moreover, during the same, the Monegasque driver pushed him into the Monaco Harbor. Carlos Sainz also scored a podium and finished the race in P3, marking an extremely successful weekend for the Tifosi.

There’s only one way to celebrate in Monaco! ?

And @Charles_Leclerc wasn’t waiting for Fred to decide! ? #MonacoGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/yZcptCxEfN

— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) May 26, 2024

Ferrari has now won two races this season, one each under the brilliance of drivers, Leclerc and Sainz. The Italian racing team now finds itself in touching distance of Red Bull racing in the constructors championship. They will look to continue their fine form for the remainder of the 2024 season.

Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen collide on lap 1 of Monaco GP

Red Bull Racing driver, Sergio Perez, and Haas F1 team driver, Kevin Magnussen brought out the red flags after colliding with each other on lap 1 of the Monaco Grand Prix. The crash also took out fellow Haas driver, Nico Hulkenberg.

I think I was with my front alongside Perez’s rear, from the exit of Turn 1 on the run up to Turn 3. He goes towards the wall, the wall comes a little bit back towards the track, and I had nowhere to go. I don’t know if he didn’t see me or what, but I can’t just disappear out of the blue. I made contact with the wall and him at the same time, and unfortunately we had a crash.

Kevin Magnussen shared his side of the story to the media post the race.

Kevin Magnussen currently stands on ten penalty points, five of which he scored in the Miami Grand Prix, for leaving the track and gaining an unfair advantage. Magnussen explained after the Monaco race that it was Perez who pushed him toward the wall, leaving him with no space to go. However, it was seen through the cameras on Hulkenberg’s helmet that it was actually Magnussen who tried to overtake the Mexican through a gap that was not enough for an F1 car.

Magnussen now finds himself just two points shy of a race ban in F1 and has to come to terms with racing in a fair manner to fare well for the Haas F1 team. All in all, the Monaco GP was a memorable event for teams like Ferrari and McLaren whereas for outfits like Alpine and Haas, it was a weekend to forget. Next up on the F1 calendar is the Canadian GP.

In case you missed it:

• “Incredibly boring,” Max Verstappen claims red flag at Monaco GP ‘killed race strategy’ after finishing P6 in the race
• “All is not lost,” Lewis Hamilton deems Monaco GP ‘encouraging’ for Mercedes despite securing a P7 finish

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