Hamilton seemed faster than Monaco, but he kept running out of inches to overtake him, young racer Ferrari however, it did not exactly make things easier for him, as he was driving at the border of the permitted or even over it.
At one point he even forced Hamilton to drive off the track, in another duel he made things easier by driving past the chicane, so Hamilton said after the race for the seventh force: “My opinion doesn’t count here. Our duel was really intense, I tried to avoid a collision and stay focused and get closer to him again. But it seems to me that the new generation in duels hopes and allows more than we can. After this race, I am richer for this realization and it is good that I know that now. "

Leclerc he also earned a warning in the form during the race black and white flags, which is similar to receiving a yellow card in football. When Hamilton was asked about this, he replied: "Time and time again, we are required to be consistent, but yesterday everything was very close. I don't know, today everything was different than in some other races, maybe the commissioners stood up with their left foot. " Hamilton eventually finished third and picked up an extra point for the fastest lap of the race, while is Leclerc also repulsed the attacks of the British teammate Valtteria Bottas and celebrated the victory.
