Race Notes – Hamilton wins Monaco

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Lewis Hamilton, Monaco GP 2016 

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Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco GP in his Mercedes GP, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull-Tag Heurer by 7.252 seconds and Sergio Perez in the Force India-Mercedes in third place, 13.825 seconds behind the winner in third place.

The win is Hamilton’s first of the season and forty-fourth of his career and he closes to 24 points behind Rosberg in the World Championship lead.

Sebastian Vettel (15.846s) in the Ferrari finished in fourth, followed by Fernando Alonso (85.076s) in his McLaren-Honda in fifth, Nico Hulkenberg (92.999s) in the second Force India was sixth, Nico Rosberg (93.290s) in the second Mercedes GP was seventh, Carlos Sainz (1 lap), in the Toro Rosso-Ferrari in eighth, Jenson Button in the second McLaren was ninth and Felipe Massa in the Williams-Mercedes finished in the final points paying position in tenth place.

Before the start the rain fell as we prepared for a wet or wet/dry race, what is normally a huge challenge is even more challenging today.

Ricciardo in the Red Bull starts from pole with three-time Monaco winner Rosberg on the outside of the front row, World Champion Hamilton starts on the second row with Vettel besides him. Hulkenberg and Sainz run on row three, Perez and Kvyat on row four and Alonso and Bottas rounding out the top ten. Raikkonen with a five-spot penalty for a gearbox change starts eleventh. Spanish GP star Verstappen after crashing in qualifying starts from the pit lane. Nasr will also start from the pit lane.

It is announced that because of the weather the race will be started behind the safety car.

The car roll off behind the safety car, all drivers running on wet weather tyres.

The race is underway behind the safety car.

On lap 2 Kvyat pits for a problem with his steering wheel. Kvyat rejoins but says he is still experiencing technical problems.

The drivers reporting that the conditons are good to go.

At end of lap 7 the safety car comes in and the race begins. Ricciardo in the lead with Rosberg, Hamilton and Vettel following. Magnussen pits for Intermediates. Magnussen’s team mate Palmer crashes at Ste Devote. The virtual safety car is deployed.

On lap 9 the cars …

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