Race Highlights | 2024 Monaco Grand Prix

FORMULA 1
26 May 202408:08

Summary

TLDRThe Monaco Grand Prix witnessed a thrilling race with Charl Clair taking the lead and maintaining it throughout the race. Drama unfolded on the opening lap with Carlos Sainz experiencing a puncture and Kevin Magnussen causing a crash involving four cars, leading to a red flag. Despite the intense competition and overtaking attempts, Clair secured a historic win, becoming the first local driver to win the prestigious race in 93 years. The victory was a poignant tribute to Clair's father and a dream come true for the Monaco native.

Takeaways

  • 🏁 The Monaco Grand Prix begins with Charles Leclerc launching from the line and maintaining the lead.
  • 🏎️ Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso are side by side with Leclerc, but Alonso experiences a problem and retires on the opening lap.
  • 💥 A massive crash occurs on lap one involving Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen, and Nico Hulkenberg, resulting in a red flag.
  • 🚦 The race restarts with Oscar Piastri in second place, closely following Leclerc, who continues to lead.
  • 🛠️ Lance Stroll makes a pit stop with a puncture, which deletes the chance of seeing pressure on Pierre Gasly later in the race.
  • 🔥 Valtteri Bottas performs an impressive overtake at Monaco, passing Logan Sargeant at Mirabeau, which is considered the best move of the race.
  • 🎉 Charles Leclerc wins the Monaco Grand Prix, achieving a dream victory in his home race, a first for a local driver in 93 years.
  • 🎊 The win is particularly emotional for Leclerc, who had lied to his father about signing an F1 contract before his father passed away.
  • 👑 The Monaco Grand Prix victory is celebrated by the local crowd and even the prince, marking a historic moment for the principality.
  • 🏆 The script highlights the importance of tire temperature and the difficulty of overtaking on the Monaco circuit, especially with the pressure of being chased by a rival.
  • 📈 The race features strategic decisions by teams, such as Aston Martin giving up Fernando Alonso's race to create a gap for Lance Stroll.

Q & A

  • Who maintained the lead at the start of the Monaco Grand Prix?

    -Charles Leclerc maintained the lead at the start of the race.

  • What happened to Carlos Sainz on the opening lap of the race?

    -Carlos Sainz had a problem with his car, with sparks coming out of the back, and he had to retire from the race on the opening lap.

  • Which driver had a significant crash on lap one?

    -Sergio Perez had a significant crash on lap one, resulting in a red flag and the deployment of the safety car.

  • What caused the red flag on the first lap of the Monaco Grand Prix?

    -The red flag was caused by a major accident involving several cars, including a crash by Sergio Perez.

  • What was the strategy involving Fernando Alonso and Stroll at Aston Martin?

    -Aston Martin gave up Alonso's race to create a gap for his teammate Lance Stroll, so Stroll could pit and then attack Gasly.

  • Why did Lance Stroll return to the pit lane after his pit stop?

    -Lance Stroll had a puncture and had to return to the pit lane after his pit stop.

  • What significant overtake happened at the Mirabeau corner?

    -Lance Stroll executed a significant overtake at the Mirabeau corner, passing Logan Sargeant.

  • Which driver had a memorable overtake in the tunnel?

    -Logan Sargeant had a memorable overtake in the tunnel, passing Joe Guenther.

  • What personal significance did the Monaco Grand Prix victory have for Charles Leclerc?

    -The victory was particularly significant for Charles Leclerc as it was his home race, and he had lied to his late father about having made it to Formula 1. Winning the Monaco Grand Prix made his dream a reality.

  • How did the crowd and the Prince of Monaco react to Charles Leclerc's victory?

    -The crowd and the Prince of Monaco were ecstatic about Charles Leclerc's victory, celebrating with him as Monaco's favorite son won the most famous Grand Prix.

Outlines

00:00

🏎️ Monaco Grand Prix Drama

The Monaco Grand Prix kicks off with a thrilling start as Char Clair maintains his lead. Ferrari's side-by-side strategy with Pastari results in a fierce competition for second place. However, disaster strikes as a problem with Sparks' car ends his race on the opening lap. Carlos Signs is also out due to a collision with another vehicle. The race is halted with a red flag after a significant crash involving four cars, including Perez, who is thankfully safe. The race resumes with Oscar Pastari attempting to overtake but unable to do so, highlighting the intense competition on the Monaco streets. Teams like Aston Martin strategize with pit stops to gain an advantage. The first lap ends with a massive crash, but the race continues with teams trying to manage tire temperatures and maintain positions.

05:03

🎉 Char Clair's Dream Victory

In a dramatic turn of events, Lance Stroll suffers a puncture, ending his chances of overtaking Pierre Gasly. The race continues with overtakes and strategic maneuvers, but the spotlight is on Char Clair, who wins the Monaco Grand Prix in his home race, fulfilling a lifelong dream. This victory is particularly emotional for Clair, who as a child watched the race from his balcony and lied to his father about being in Formula 1. Now, he stands as a champion in front of the stands that were built when he was a kid. The win is celebrated by the crowd and even the prince joins in the festivities, marking a historic moment as the race is won by a local for the first time in 93 years.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Monaco Grand Prix

The Monaco Grand Prix is a prestigious Formula One motor race held in Monaco. It is known for its challenging street circuit and is one of the most iconic races in the F1 calendar. In the script, the Monaco Grand Prix is the central event where the race action unfolds, with various drivers competing for victory.

💡Launch

In the context of motor racing, a 'launch' refers to the initial acceleration of a car from a stationary position, typically at the start of a race. The script mentions 'launch' when describing the start of the Monaco Grand Prix, highlighting the importance of a good start for the drivers as they vie for position.

💡Overtaking

Overtaking in racing is the act of passing another vehicle on the track to gain a higher position. The script describes various overtaking maneuvers, emphasizing the strategic and skillful driving required to navigate the Monaco circuit and gain an advantage over competitors.

💡Red Flag

A red flag in motorsports is used to signal that a race has been temporarily halted due to a serious incident or unsafe conditions on the track. The script mentions a red flag being flown on lap one, indicating a significant crash that has interrupted the race.

💡Debris

Debris in a racing context refers to the scattered parts and pieces of a vehicle or the track surface resulting from a crash. The script describes 'a huge amount of debris' as a result of a crash, illustrating the severity of the incident and the impact on the race.

💡Puncture

A puncture in racing occurs when a tire is damaged, causing a loss of air pressure and often resulting in the need to pit for a tire change. The script refers to a puncture that a driver experiences, which can significantly affect race strategy and outcomes.

💡Pit Stop

A pit stop is a period during a race when a driver enters the pit lane to refuel, change tires, or make adjustments to the car. The script mentions a pit stop as part of the race strategy, where a driver named Lance Stroll has to return to the pit due to a puncture.

💡Chase

In racing, to 'chase' refers to a driver following closely behind another in an attempt to overtake. The script uses the term 'chase' to describe Oscar Piastri's efforts to overtake a Ferrari, highlighting the competitive nature of the race.

💡Trajectory

Trajectory in this context refers to the path or course that a racing car takes around the track. The script mentions a driver's 'trajectory' when discussing their driving style and the approach to overtaking, indicating the precision required in navigating the Monaco circuit.

💡Tire Temperature

Tire temperature is crucial in racing as it affects grip and performance. The script discusses the importance of 'bringing the tire temperature in', which means warming up the tires to an optimal temperature for better grip and handling.

💡Victory

Victory in a race signifies winning or achieving first place. The script culminates in the victory of Charles Leclerc in the Monaco Grand Prix, a significant achievement as it is his home race and a dream come true, as described in the emotional narrative.

Highlights

The Monaco Grand Prix begins with Char Clair launching from the line and maintaining the lead.

Pastri and Sainz go side by side, with the Australian driver keeping second place.

Lir experiences a problem with sparks coming out of the back of the car and is forced to exit.

Carlos Sainz has a wheel banging incident with another driver on the opening lap.

A red flag is flown on lap one of 78 due to a big crash involving four cars.

Perez is involved in a massive crash but thankfully gets out of the car safely.

Kevin Magnuson's aggressive driving causes a significant accident.

Oscar Pastri attempts an overtake but is unable to pass due to the close proximity of the Ferrari.

Aston Martin sacrifices Alonso's race to build a gap for Stroll, allowing him to pit and attack Gasly.

Stroll's pit stop results in a puncture, forcing him back to the pit lane.

Vrybotas makes an impressive overtake at Monaco, passing Logan Sargeant at Mirabeau.

Lance Stroll has a moment of doubt but successfully overtakes another driver.

Logan Sargeant overtakes Joe Guenther, moving up to 15th place.

Char Clair wins the Monaco Grand Prix, achieving his dream victory in his home race.

The Monaco crowd and even the Prince celebrate Clair's victory, marking a historic win for a local driver.

Transcripts

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and one of the great motor races begins

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in Five Lights time and the Monaco Grand

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Prix is underway we get the launch from

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the line from Char Clair he's going to

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maintain the lead could be second place

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for Ferrari they go side by side with

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pastri and signs juking it out but the

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Australian driver kept second place the

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top four the top five as they were as

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lir gets the launch that he needed but

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he's had a problem is not an issue looks

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like the Sparks out of the back of the

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car for signs he has got a problem he's

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off and he's out Carlos signs on the

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opening lap was the wheel banging

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between those two because the Spanish

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driver is out on the opening lap of the

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Grand Prix there must have been a touch

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then SS of pastri pastri was so brave at

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the first Corner hanging it around the

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outside the wall then pinches in on the

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exit and there must have been a slight

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touch between them watch pastri watch

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Oscar pastri in second place he's all

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over the back of the Scarlet Ferrari

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trying to chase his way by can he Force

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his way pass to the newv Val chicane

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would have been bold but McLaren firing

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up their tires so quickly one Ferrari

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out immediately and the red flag is

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flying on lap one of 78 oh that's a big

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crash that we didn't see further back

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most important thing to see look no

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front left no front right but Perez

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thankfully out of the car and a huge

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amount of debris but extraordinarily

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four cars out on the opening

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lap this is the touch there for science

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oh it's a little one but just carbon

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fiber there of the edge of the floor for

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piastri and science knows he's got to

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puncture immediately watch Perez it's

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going to be down the inside it's

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magneson with the clip that causes the

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accident and that's a massive hit into

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the wall he doesn't back out does he he

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just never it's not in his DNA for Kevin

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Magnuson to back out so Perez must have

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had a pretty bad start to be down there

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with both H cars so hulkenberg might get

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a view of this or was he the I think he

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was ahead wasn't he on as per is ahead

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so Magnuson sneaks up the inside of

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hulkenberg yeah magnus's going to be on

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the right hand side that's where the

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contact is going to be oh I mean Magnus

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will say that Perez should have opened

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given him a bit more space to go side by

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side up there are you okay

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Nico uh damn it that was unnecessary

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yeah so this is going to be the the

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angle I think there's the Gap and he's

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already touched the wall himself and

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then just keeps his foot in he just

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never backs out he's on 10 points on his

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license you'd think he'd be cautious at

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the moment that that's going to be him

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gone that is EST Bok on chancing one at

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portier the two alp come

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together what did he do what did he do

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what did he try to attack

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go

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damage I can tell you esan okon is in

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the garage having his car looked at and

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that is

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why we were able to establish an order

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but the order for the restart has been

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given a signs in third position that is

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a huge let off for the Spanish driver

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we're underway and racing once again on

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the streets of Monaco looks like a good

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launch for Oscar pastra he's got nowhere

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to go though Charla Clair maintains the

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lead once again Lando Norris was close

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with Carlos sains but it's George

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Russell who's got the better traction

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with that Medium Tire can he get close

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no he can't top five top six as they

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were off the line will we make our way

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through this sequence of Corners

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unscathed this time we will and everyone

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will be trying to bring the tire

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temperature in

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I can't imagine he's feeling too

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comfortable there he's is measuring the

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pace he can fluctuate it as he likes

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he's now on this lap a second slower

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than the lap before and that's why

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piastra is right with him but when you

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have the bright yellow car in your

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mirror that close that was less than

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3/10 into the best overtaking place on

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the circuit piastri is only about half a

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car from throwing a lunge that you can't

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be sitting too comfortable if you're in

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that position this is really close

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now sh Landing I guess because that was

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close with one

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might agrees with Jolan

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p and Aston Martin can do something here

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because they have both cars 11th and

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12th they are now giving up Alonzo's

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race to get a big gap to uh to stroll so

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stroll can have a pit stop and go and

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attack gazley so Alonzo's managing this

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pace still even though he's on a medium

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Tire he's just keeping Ricardo here and

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is frustrating for a driver that's has

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so many big lunge overtakes in his

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career here is not able to do one just

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yet and my word Lance stroll is making a

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pit stop something is happening in the

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pit Lane in front of us 2.3 seconds and

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all of Alonzo's work has built a gap for

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his Canadian

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teammate just for your info I think you

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have around I mean do you want to know

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the budg no Charles we're not interested

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we know he said all right no we are not

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interested that's rude

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sorry oh no stoll's got a puner stroll

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has a puncher and his Amo up to the back

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of Pierre gazley will not happen that's

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the carcass off the rim stroll back to

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the pit Lane and that deletes the chance

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of seeing some pressure later

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on this VRI botas driver in 13th

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position and he's in 13th position

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because he's going to go to the inside

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and we've got an overtake at Monaco vry

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vas gets by he's past Logan Sergeant at

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mirabo what a move best of the

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race and it's very fast at this stage of

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the tunnel for Lance stroll who had to

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back off but did eventually get through

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down to the newv chicane on those soft

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tires he had better tires got the run on

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acceleration but then had a moment of

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doubt it's an overtaking banza another

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one for strong another one he's got a

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another driver and he goes past Logan

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Sergeant oh my word more than a brush

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double touch there I think from Joe and

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Sergeant I would say the the highlights

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real of this one is not going to be the

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longest yeah good luck to the

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editor and this is Logan Sergeant

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overtaking Joe guu and getting up to

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15th Place and he did that whilst he was

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making his way through the

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traffic in 2017 charl clir lost his

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father and in his final day he told his

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father a white lie that he'd made it to

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Formula 1 that he'd signed the contract

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it wasn't true then but his driving has

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made it true now and look what he's done

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with the opportunity the grand stands he

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saw built as a kid growing up now rise

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for him and for the first time in 93

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years this favored race is won by one of

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their own sh Clair wins the mon Grand

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Prix to achieve his dream victory in his

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home race well done Char Clair it's

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mission accomplished Destiny fulfilled

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you've got that one

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forever we won

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it finally

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yes

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yes yes yes

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yes when your home race includes

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memories of waiting with your friends to

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get on the school bus when he's looking

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up at the balcony where he first watched

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the Grand Prix that's more than special

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that's pure emotion for sh

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Clair and the party starts right now for

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Monaco's favorite son and even the

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prince is getting in on the action

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because when one of your own have won

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the most famous Grand Prix of the lot

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you've got to pass him

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