Lando Norris realised his childhood dream of winning the Monaco Grand Prix after his victory around the infamous street circuit on Sunday. (As It Happened | Full F1 Coverage)
Norris converted his lap-record pole position 24 hours earlier into his second triumph of the season as he held off home hero Charles Leclerc late on to seal the win.
The Briton overcame the strategy puzzle of a mandatory two-stop race, introduced this year in Monte-Carlo, to also close the gap to championship leader Oscar Piastri.
Indeed, the 25-year-old became McLaren's 16th winner at Monaco, and their first since Lewis Hamilton back in 2008.
Along with his pole position and race win, he also recorded the fastest lap, completing the hat-trick for the third time in his career and becoming the 23rd driver to do so.
"Seeing the chequered flag and winning in Monaco is something I dreamed of when I was a kid," Norris said.
"The view of the team and seeing everyone, my mum and dad down below바카라¦ it's the feelings inside, which are really the special ones.
"There are many things that I think everyone dreams of 바카라“ it's getting to Formula 1, winning a race in Formula 1 and winning a race in Monaco. And we achieved it today.
"I think the best bit is that my kids one day will be able to tell everyone that I won in Monaco. That's probably the thing I'm most proud about.
"It's the meaning, the history, the people that have won here in the past. They don't always go on to be champions, but most of them have.
"And just to know in 30 years'Â time, I can say 'I mastered Monaco that one year'Â -Â or hopefully a few more -Â but that one year is something I look forward to saying."
Norris survived a scare when he locked up at turn one but stayed ahead of Leclerc, and he remained in control of the race despite the mix of pit-stop strategy.
The FIA introduced mandatory two-stops for this year in a bid to spice up the race on a track where overtaking is extremely difficult.Â
Max Verstappen left his second stop until the penultimate lap, backing Norris up into Leclerc and taking his chance on a red flag playing into his hands.
That did not materialise as he finished fourth and Norris was able to savour his Monaco moment, with the Briton looking to kick on at the Spanish Grand Prix next weekend.Â
"I was more proud of yesterday than I almost was of today,"Â Norris added.
"Not just because a pole in Monaco sets up a win, but the accomplishment of doing it, no matter what the track would have been, was something I'm more proud about.
"To kind of give myself that momentum, that boost, definitely makes me feel better going into Barcelona next week.
"People have their own opinions, they can do all of those things. Thing is, none of them are true, 99 per cent of the time.
"I don't mind what people write as long as I know the truth and my team know the truth."
