Leclerc targets winning return at Monaco Grand Prix


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2021 FIA Formula One World Championship 

2021 Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Sunday, 23 May 2021
 
Ferrari driver Chalerc Leclerc will be determined to mark his return to the Monaco Grand Prix with a victory on May 23.
 
The Monegasque driver was forced to retire in the last Monaco Grand Prix in 2019 due to accident damage. 
 
Leclerc finished fourth in the most recent race in the 2021 season which was the Spanish Grand Prix on May 9.
 
Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took his third Formula One victory of the 2021 season when clinched the Spanish Grand Prix.
 
While Red Bull Racing-Honda driver Max Verstappen finished second and Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes settled for third place.
 
Hamilton is placed at the top of this year's Drivers' Championship standings and he is followed by Verstappen and Bottas respectively on the standings.
 
Leclerc is now placed fifth on the standings and he has set his sights on winning his maiden Monaco Grand Prix title. 
 
Carlos Sainz Jr of Ferrari
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When asked about his thoughts on competing in Monaco, Leclerc said: "It's one of my favourite tracks, and it is also very special because I'm born here, I've grown up here so I’m just very excited to be here."
 
“Unfortunately I've been quite unlucky here in the past, and I hope this luck will turn a little bit around for this year.
 
"2018 wasn't too bad actually. I didn't reach Q3 but I was with Alfa [then Sauber] and I think it was quite a reasonable result for us here, but not the race though," he added.
 
"And then quali in 2019, I remember very well what happened, we did a bad strategy choice and it happens. At the end, it's like this. These two times I haven't made it to Q3 but... we'll do everything this year to reach it.”
 
Mercedes are placed at the top of the Constructors' Championship standings and they were followed by Red Bull Racing-Honda and McLaren-Mercedes respectively. 
 

2019 Monaco Grand Prix results


Winner: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes  
Runner-Up: Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari
Third-Place: Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes
 

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Published: 05/20/2021