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Sainz picked up a penalty after the race for hitting Piastri . That penalty moved Perez to 4th and Sainz to 5th .

Very enjoyable qualifying sessions to watch . Congrats to the pole winner .

"Max Verstappen ties Ayrton Senna pole record: F1 Imola qualifying, results, grid order for Grand Prix"

(Red Bull Media Content Pool)

The qualifying times of the top three are so close - only about 1/14th of a second (0.074) between pole-winner Verstappen and McLaren's Piastri, with fellow McLaren teammate Norris only 0.017 seconds behind Piastri.

The Sporting News:

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/formula ... 52ba6e5bc4

2024 F1 Imola GP results: Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/2024 ... /10612903/


Photo by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images

Well , the last 15 minutes were fun:)........

RDMcG wrote: Sun May 19, 2024 11:34 am Well , the last 15 minutes were fun:)........

To your point from the Autoweek recap:

"... Norris took almost a second per lap out of the Red Bull, setting up a grandstand finish to conclude what had been an insipid race. But Verstappen held on, the margin at the end of 63 green-flag laps just seven-tenths of a second, for win No. 5 of the 2024 campaign."

"Verstappen wins in Formula 1 for the 59th time, holds off runner-up Lando Norris by seven-tenths of a second to extend season points lead."

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula ... d568259d8a

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Results from the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix from Monte Carlo, won by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Ferrari P1 & P3, McLaren P2 & P4.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/2024-mona ... -standings

More on the (non-race) F1 race at Monaco from Autoweek:

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula ... d568259d8a

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A few random non complimentary comments from the article and elsewhere:

"The majority of the frontrunners duly changed tires prior to the standing restart on lap three—fulfilling the requirement to change tires—and it meant a race of extreme tire management at a circuit where passing is almost impossible."

"...languid Grand Prix..."

"Jeopardy question of the night:
Clue: "Top 10 finishers finished in same order they qualified."
Answer: What is a "parade" and not a "race."

Agree that it was a parade (usually is in Monaco) though the podium ceremony was one of the most emotional I have seen- local boy makes good; lots of tears.