Correct Answer : Option (D) - Max Verstappen
Double world champion Max Verstappen led a soggy and slippery Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday (28th May 2023) to stretch his Formula One lead to 39 points and earn Red Bull a sixth win in as many races this season.
* In a race livened up by a downpour after a processional 51 laps in dry conditions, Spaniard Fernando Alonso finished second for Aston Martin but a massive 27.9 seconds behind at the chequered flag.
* Frenchman Esteban Ocon completed the podium in third place for Renault-owned Alpine, their first of the season, with Mercedes' seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton fourth and taking a bonus point for fastest lap.
* "That was a real Monaco," Verstappen said after a 78-lap race that lasted an hour and 48 minutes.
* "It was incredibly slippery and when you are that far in the lead you don't want to push too hard but also you don't want to lose too much time so it's quite difficult in that scenario.
* "I clipped the wall a few times and it was super difficult out there. But that's Monaco."
* Verstappen had one more wall hit with nine laps to go at the exit of the Swimming Pool section, but survived for his 39th F1 victory, his fourth of 2023.
2023 F1 Monaco Grand Prix results :
| Position |
Driver |
Laps |
Time |
Points |
| 1 |
Netherlands : Max Verstappen |
78 |
1:48'51.980 |
25 |
| 2 |
Spain : Fernando Alonso |
78 |
1:49'19.901 |
18 |
| 3 |
France : Esteban Ocon |
78 |
1:49'28.970 |
15 |
| 4 |
United Kingdom : Lewis Hamilton |
78 |
1:49'31.042 |
13 |
| 5 |
United Kingdom : George Russell |
78 |
1:49'48.264 |
10 |
Source : The Hindu
