The Dutchman claimed a dominant second win of the season around the famous streets of Monte Carlo to overtake 2021 title rival Lewis Hamilton in the championship for the first time in his career. It marked a huge contrast in fortunes in Monaco for Verstappen, who had never previously finished on the podium in the principality. He crashed out of his Monaco debut with Romain Grosjean in 2015, and retired from the race the following year after hitting the barriers on all three days. An FP3 crash in 2018 prevented Verstappen from taking part in qualifying and ultimately ruined his weekend, while a time penalty for contact with Valtteri Bottas in the pits robbed him of a first Monaco podium in...
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