Updated On: 29 May, 2023 09:13 AM IST | Monaco | AFP
Red Bull champ Verstappen dominates Monaco GP from start to finish, but insists slippery conditions made things tough as his car clipped the walls

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
Defending double world champion Max Verstappen extended his lead in this year’s title race when he drove his Red Bull to a comprehensive victory in challenging conditions in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.
The 25-year-old Dutchman, driving with controlled aplomb in conditions that changed from warm sunshine to a downpour, came home 27 seconds clear of Aston Martin’s two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. It was his second victory on the barrier-lined streets of the Mediterranean principality in three years, his fourth win this year and the 39th of his clear, stretching his lead ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez to 39 points in the championship. Esteban Ocon finished a popular third for Alpine to become the first Frenchman to claim a Monaco podium since Olivier Panis won in 1996.