Delay behind lapped Latifi crucial in Perez Monaco F1 win

As the Monaco track dried up following a pre-race shower, Sainz decided not to pit for intermediates like team-mate Charles Leclerc and stayed out on wets until the track was ready for slicks.

The strategy gave him a great chance to score his maiden F1 win, but a slow out-lap behind Latifi meant Sainz was overcut by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who emerged from his own pitstop one lap later in a lead he held to the finish.

Immediately after the race, Sainz said it was lapped…