SportyTV | Antonelli storms to fifth straight victory in dramatic Monaco Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli stormed to his fifth consecutive Formula One race victory as he won the Monaco Grand Prix despite seeing the race red-flagged with 10 laps remaining.

Both Lance Stroll and Charles Leclerc crashed at Turn 19 due to asphalt on the track, with the latter's incident seeing the race stopped in order to repair the damage.

It was an event filled with drama after Max Verstappen, who started second on the grid, stalled at the start and later revealed that his engine "dropped dead" before retiring.

Lando Norris was also forced to withdraw with power unit issues in what was McLaren's 1,000th Grand Prix, while Mercedes' George Russell also received three time penalties.

But everyone else's misfortune was certainly to Antonelli's gain, with the championship leader roaring clear of Lewis Hamilton after the standing restart to win at a canter.

Red Bull's Isack Hadjar rounded out the podium places in what was his second top-three finish in F1, while Oscar Piastri finished one place behind him in fourth in Monte-Carlo.

Racing Bulls duo Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad finished fifth and sixth, with Pierre Gasly in seventh despite finishing third on track after he was given two five-second penalties.

Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez rounded out the top 10 on Sunday, with the latter picking up Cadillac's first points as an F1 team since they joined the grid this season.

KIMI ANTONELLI IS A MONACO GRAND PRIX WINNER!!! pic.twitter.com/sI9CMFI6ep
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Having just been pipped to pole by Antonelli, Verstappen was aiming to challenge for the lead heading into the first corner, but his challenge was ended before it even began.

Norris also dropped down a place after he was overtaken by Gasly on the opening lap, with Antonelli able to streak ahead of both Hamilton and Leclerc early on in the race.

Russell had become frustrated in his efforts to get past Hadjar, but managed to get the job done on lap 34 after performing a perfect undercut with an expertly timed pit stop.

However, several drivers were then penalised for speeding in the pit lane, with Hamilton, Russell, Piastri and Gasly all receiving five-second time penalties midway through.

Norris then retired on lap 46, but the drama continued as Stroll forced the first of two safety cars in quick succession when he ran straight into the barriers at Antony Noghes.

Leclerc then did the exact same as the Aston Martin driver once the race resumed, with the session then suspended due to the stewards needing to repair damage at Turn 19.

Amongst all that, Russell failed to serve his penalty and was handed a drive-through penalty, which dented his title challenge further as he dropped from fourth down to 13th.

Upon the restart, Nico Hulkenberg clashed with Carlos Sainz, with the Spaniard making it seven cars that retired, as the Audi driver was punished with a 10-second time penalty.

But Antonelli managed to avoid all the drama unfolding around him and took the chequered flag to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 66 points.

Five-star Antonelli delivers again as Hamilton matches Senna in Monaco

After snatching his fourth pole of the season away from Verstappen in qualifying, Antonelli may have predicted he would be under pressure heading into Sainte Devote, but the talented teenager benefited from the Red Bull driver's engine troubles.

His victory saw him become just the second Italian driver to record five consecutive victories in F1, following in the footsteps of Alberto Ascari, who won seven in a row between Belgium 1952 and Argentina 1953.

Antonelli is also the 10th driver in F1 history to achieve five wins in a row, while he is also the youngest driver to win in Monaco. But there was also a moment of history for Hamilton, who must be watching his old team thinking about what could have been.

The seven-time world champion has now matched Ayrton Senna (eight) for the most podiums in Monaco, while also achieving his joint-best result since making his blockbuster move to Ferrari, matching his second-placed finish in Canada last month.

TOP 10

1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

3. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

5. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

6. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)

7. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

8. Alexander Albon (Williams)

9. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

10. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

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