Charles Leclerc wins home race at processional Monaco Grand Prix

HOMETOWN HERO: Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco celebrates after winning the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix. Pic credit: AP Photo/Luca Bruno.

Hometown hero Charles Leclerc ended his Monaco curse by winning a processional race that Max Verstappen claimed was "so boring" he wish he had "brought my pillow".

After near-misses in 2021 and 2022, Leclerc kept McLaren's Oscar Piastri at bay to take his first victory on home soil and reduce the championship gap to Verstappen.