Sergio Perez wins chaotic and thrilling Monaco Grand Prix for Red Bull

Sergio Perez finished just 1.1 seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz (Daniel Cole/AP)

Sergio Perez won a chaotic and thrilling Monaco Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc’s dreams of winning on home soil were shattered by his flat-footed Ferrari team.

Leclerc navigated a rain-hit start – delayed by more than an hour following a deluge of rain just a dozen minutes before the lights were due to go out on Formula One’s most famous race – to control the early stages.