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The 2022 Monaco GP was a great battle between the top two teams, Red Bull and Ferrari. But, before their intense on-track fight began, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, with their teammates, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz, were seen hanging out together, enjoying a funny video.

Perez won the Monaco race, while his teammate Verstappen finished third. Meanwhile, the Sainz finished second, and his teammate Leclerc finally finished a home race, but only in P4. Leclerc had all the tools to win the race but a bad strategic call from Ferrari costed him his home GP win.

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Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, and the Ferrari duo react to Conor Moore

Conor Moore is an Irish impressionist. He is famous for mimicking famous sportspersons, including F1 drivers. Ahead of the 2022 Monaco GP, Moore released a new video on his YouTube channel where he impersonated Will Buxton, the Red Bull and Mercedes duo, Carlos Sainz, and even Guenther Steiner.

Before the race, the Red Bull drivers were watching the video, and soon Ferrari drivers joined them. The reigning world champion told Sainz about Moore’s impression of him, “Also when he is doing your voice [to Carlos].”

Looking at the video, Carlos asked the Red Bull duo, “But is he done it again?”

The 32-year-old Mexican answered Sainz, “It’s a new one.”

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Soon the other Ferrari driver also joins the pack. And the four of them laughed at Moore’s impression of Carlos Sainz. Then the Monegasque comments on Moore’s excellent mimicry of his teammate, “It’s unbelievable, the tone of voice, he has to change something.”

Moore made fun of Red Bull orders and Sainz’s luck

In Moore’s video about the Monaco GP preview, he impersonated the Red Bull duo and Sainz to make fun of the Red Bull team orders and Sainz’s poor luck at the Spanish GP.

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Checo could have won his first race of the season in Barcelona instead of Monaco. However, Milton Keynes-based team asked Checo to swap places with Max and let him win. The Red Bull duo were on different strategies and the team believed Verstappen had a higher chance of securing a race win.

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The sixth GP was the home race for Sainz, and he was among the favorites to win the race. But he had poor luck as he dropped from P3 to P13 after his car spun and went into the gravel trap. However, he regained position and eventually finished the race fourth.

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With those Red Bull team orders and Sainz’s strong comeback, the Spanish GP was an entertaining race. Let’s see what more the 2022 season has for the fans.