‘I achieved one of my dreams’ – Proud Norris basks in ‘amazing’ maiden Monaco GP victory

Lando Norris proudly stated he "achieved one of my dreams" after taking a hard-fought maiden Monaco Grand Prix victory after holding Charles Leclerc off in the closing stages.

The McLaren driver started on pole position for the 78-lap race on the streets of the Principality on Sunday, and held the lead on the run to Sainte Devote despite locking-up both front tyres.

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Thereafter, Norris managed the net lead throughout, only losing the position through the two mandated pit stops, which was a new regulation for this year.

Norris found himself behind Max Verstappen in the closing laps, the Red Bull driver still with a pit stop to make but holding out for a stoppage to hand him victory.

It meant home hero Leclerc was able to close in over the final laps and put pressure on Norris until Verstappen pitted on the penultimate tour.

"It feels amazing," said Norris when asked how it felt to win in Monaco.

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"It's a long, gruelling race but good fun. We could push for quite a lot of the race, the last corner was a little bit nervous with Charles close behind and Max ahead but we won in Monaco.

"Doesn't matter how you win I guess. I had an amazing weekend with pole, today, this is what I dream of. This is what I did dream of when I was a kid so I achieved one of my dreams."

Norris' victory is only his second during the 2025 campaign, with the last coming in the Australian season-opener, but the result means he sits only three points behind team mate and Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri.

The Australian finished third and closed on both Norris and Leclerc ahead in the closing stages, as Norris managed his gap to Verstappen in order to not open the door for Leclerc to sneak through.

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"The worst bit really was just the end. I felt quite under control the whole race but Max was ahead and Max was kind of backing it up a little bit and I knew then that was when Charles had the opportunity," said Norris.

"So I had to manage it quite a lot, I tried to back off Max so I could push when I needed to and chill when I needed to. I still had to manage, it was still a well-fought race but I'm very happy.

"My team are very happy and therefore, we're going to have a wonderful night."