*Monaco Grand Prix 2025 – Complete Race Weekend Review* #### *🏁 Overview* The *2025 Monaco Grand Prix* was a spectacle of precision driving, strategic gambles, and high-stakes drama. With overtaking nearly impossible, the race was won in *qualifying, pit stop execution, and tire management**. The new **mandatory two-stop regulation* introduced by the FIA created additional strategy headaches for teams, forcing them to rethink their approaches around the tight Circuit de Monaco. ---*📅 Race Weekend Schedule*

• *Friday, May 23* – Practice Sessions 1 & 2
• *Saturday, May 24* – Practice Session 3 & Qualifying
• *Sunday, May 25* – Race Day

• *Lando Norris* secured *pole position* with a lap of **1:09.954s**, delivering a record-breaking performance for McLaren.
• *Charles Leclerc* put in a fantastic drive in front of his home crowd, finishing **P2**, just **0.112s behind Norris**.
• *Oscar Piastri* rounded out the top three, ensuring a strong McLaren presence at the front.
• *Lewis Hamilton* was hit with a *three-place grid penalty* for impeding *Max Verstappen**, dropping him to **P7* for the race start.

• *Winner:* *Lando Norris* 🏆 – Flawless strategy execution secured his victory.
• *Second Place:* *Charles Leclerc* – Despite setting the fastest lap late in the race, he couldn’t find a way past Norris.
• *Third Place:* *Oscar Piastri* – Kept his championship lead intact with another strong podium finish.
• *Mandatory Two-Stop Strategy* – The new rule reshaped strategies, making pit stop timing more crucial than ever.
• *Limited Overtaking* – Monaco’s unforgiving streets made track position a priority, emphasizing qualifying and precise pit stop execution.

• *Lap 32 Chaos* – **Pierre Gasly suffered a brake failure**, forcing Alpine into an early retirement and triggering a **Virtual Safety Car**.
• *Fernando Alonso’s risky move* – Attempted a *late-braking pass* on *Lewis Hamilton* at the Nouvelle Chicane but misjudged it, leading to a **heavy collision and his DNF**.
• *Undercut Masterclass* – *McLaren* executed a *perfect pit stop strategy**, with Norris undercutting Leclerc by **0.8 seconds* during the second round of stops.

• *McLaren’s tire gamble* – Norris and Piastri opted for an **aggressive Soft-Medium-Soft strategy**, maximizing grip for the closing laps.
• *Ferrari’s calculated risk* – Leclerc and Hamilton extended their *Medium stint**, hoping for a **Safety Car* intervention that never came.
• *Red Bull’s tire struggles* – Verstappen went for **Soft-Soft-Hard**, but suffered from **high tire degradation**, losing crucial seconds in the second stint.

---*🔥 Qualifying Highlights* ---*🏎️ Race Summary* ---*🏎️ Full Race Results* *Top 10 Finishers:* 1️⃣ *Lando Norris* (McLaren) – *Winner* 🏆 2️⃣ *Charles Leclerc* (Ferrari) – *+3.131s* 3️⃣ *Oscar Piastri* (McLaren) – *+3.658s* 4️⃣ *Max Verstappen* (Red Bull) – *+20.572s* 5️⃣ *Lewis Hamilton* (Ferrari) – *+51.387s* 6️⃣ *Isack Hadjar* (Racing Bulls) – *-1 lap* 7️⃣ *Esteban Ocon* (Haas) – *-1 lap* 8️⃣ *Liam Lawson* (Racing Bulls) – *-1 lap* 9️⃣ *Alex Albon* (Williams) – *-2 laps* 🔟 *Carlos Sainz* (Williams) – *-2 laps* ---*🚨 Dramatic Moments* ---*🔍 Strategy Breakdown* ------Monaco once again lived up to its reputation, delivering a race of precision, strategy, and drama. The championship fight is heating up, and all eyes are now on the next Grand Prix! 🚀🏎️