Verstappen Wins Monaco GP, Takes F1 Title Lead From Hamilton

Verstappen Wins Monaco GP, Takes F1 Title Lead From Hamilton
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the Monaco Grand Prix at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco, on May 23, 2021. Sebastien Nogier/Pool via AP
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MONACO—Max Verstappen took the lead in the Formula One championship race for the first time in his career with a dominating victory Sunday at the Monaco Grand Prix, his first win on the vaunted circuit.

Verstappen took control of the race right at the start from the second position, in part because pole sitter Charles Leclerc did not start the race as a result of a mechanical issue.