There were hopes Alonso would be able to claim a victory, and starting on the hard compound tires, we knew the race would be a long game effort from the Aston Martin driver. But when rain fell, and his team pitted him for medium compound tires instead of intermediates, all hopes of a win faded, and he had to settle for second, despite an exemplary drive.
The rest of the points-scoring positions went to Lewis Hamilton in fourth (with the fastest lap), George Russell in fifth, Charles Leclerc in sixth, Pierre Gasly in seventh, Carlos Sainz in eighth, Lando Norris in ninth, and Oscar Piastri in tenth.
Having secured at least first or second in every race before Monaco, the Red Bull racers retain the two top spots in the Drivers’ Championship. Verstappen is way out in front with 144 points, and despite scoring no points at the Monaco Grand Prix, Perez remains in second with 105 points. Alonso is the closest to upsetting the battle for second on 93 points.