“Verstappen Takes Pole, but Alonso Aims to Break Red Bull’s Winning Streak at Monaco Grand Prix”

Dutch world champion Max Verstappen will start from first place in the Monaco race, the seventh stage of the “Formula 1” World Championship, which will be held on Sunday, after he snatched, on Saturday, the lead from Spain’s Fernando Alonso, who had long believed that luck smiled at him, but a car Red Bull was fastest, with Alonso in second place, ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who could be penalized for a late start after an investigation was opened by the stewards regarding possible abuse.

Spaniard Alonso hopes to break the winning streak of Red Bull and his Dutch drivers Max Verstappen and Mexican Sergio Perez and achieve his first victory since 2013, with the resumption of Formula 1 competitions at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Floods forced the cancellation of last week’s European season opener at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, Italy, as Aston Martin driver Alonso looks for a third career win on the old street circuit, following wins with Renault in 2006 and McLaren. in 2007.

And having finished third in four of his five races this season, the 41-year-old Spaniard has proven to be the biggest threat to Verstappen, world champion in the last two seasons, and Pires.

Alonso is third in the drivers’ standings with 75 points, behind Verstappen (119) and Perez (105), a street racing specialist who won last season in Monaco and now in Jeddah and Baku, but will start from last place after an accident in the first official test session. His car was seriously damaged.

The absence of Mercedes competition

Despite a wide range of modifications to his car, Mercedes is expected to remain in the shadows of its competitors, and it is unlikely that Lewis Hamilton, seven-time world champion, will add a fourth victory in Monaco in his career, especially since he will start from sixth place while his teammate will start. On the team George Russell from eighth place.