MONACO (AP) — Max Verstappen won the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time to take the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton. Pole sitter Charles Leclerc pulled out just before the race started. Verstappen’s second win this season and 12th of his career moved him four points ahead of Hamilton overall. The seven-time world champion finished seventh on a bad day for the usually ultra-reliable Mercedes team. His teammate Valtteri Bottas dropped out when in second place after his team botched a tire change. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. finished second and McLaren’s Lando Norris was third. Hamilton took a bonus point for the fastest lap.
