Before the race started it was noted that Jules Bianchi would start from 21st after a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty was put in place for an overnight gearbox change. Marcus Ericsson was starting from the Pit-Lane due to his collision with Massa in Qualifying.
But before the race could even start, Maldonado could not get around for the formation lap and his team wheeled him off to the side. After a few moments, it was clear he would not start the Monaco GP. It was later announced that he had a Fuel Pump problem.
When the lights went out, all cars sped down the first corner and there was instant contact between Jenson Button and Sergio Perez, unfortunately that ended Perez's race. He told reporters later that he's already looking forward to Canada in 2 weeks.
Vettel and Kvyat retired with car problems about a half hour into the race and Sutil crashed hard into the barriers after coming out of the tunnel. That was the end of the race for him as well.
Gutierrez, the only Sauber left was now in the points and trying hard to stay there. Marussia's Jules Bianchi was coming close as well.
Up in the front, Alonso lost 3rd spot to Daniel Ricciardo, while Hamilton fought to pass Rosberg, who was leading in 1st since the start. Rosberg was not going to let Hamilton get this win.
Jean-Eric Vergne was the next unlucky drier to retire with the same car issue as his team-mate, Kvyat. And thus, it was a double-retirement for the Scuderia Toro Rosso team.
With less than 20 laps to go, Kimi Raikkonen was fighting to stay in the points and was in 9th, but trying to pass Gutierrez was proving tricky for the Fin, who could just not get around the Sauber, that was until Esteban's back tyre clipped a barrier ever-so-lightly and he was spun. Raikkonen drove by quickly, while Esteban's race was unfortunately ended.
Meanwhile, Bottas had retired due to a failed Power Unit. The retirement count was piling up as it usually does in Monaco. With it being one of the most dangerous Grand Prixs, every driver knows the percentage of not finishing the race raises.
Kimi and Magnussen were now side by side, having a late-in-the-race overtake battle, and they were heading around the hairpin when Kimi took the Ferrari's nose into the wall and Magnussen, trying to break, bumped into the back of the Ferrari. Shockingly, this did not end either of their races, but the points were not going to Raikkonen now.
Bianchi was now holding 8th, but told he had a 5-Second-Drive-Through-Penalty. He opted to not take the penalty and finished the race in the points, making it Marussia's first points finish since the team was known as "Virgin" back in 2010.
After the race, however they added the 5 seconds to his race time, thus moving his result to 9th instead of 8th, which then went to Romain Grosjean. Either way, Marussia still got points, moving them ahead of Sauber in the Constructors Championship.
Nico Rosberg did not let Hamilton have a last minute pass, but it didn't matter. Hamilton was losing speed, due to having his vision blurred by dirt in one of his eyes. Nico took home the win, with Hamilton in Second and Ricciardo in 3rd.
Although Perez was victim of a collision, Nico Hulkenberg managed to bring home 10 points, finishing in 5th for the Sahara Force India Team.
Now, onto the final results!
RESULTS:
1. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes / Germany / + 25 Points
2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / Great Britain / + 18 Points
3. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull / Australia / + 15 Points
4. Fernando Alonso / Ferrari / Spain / + 12 Points
5. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India / Germany / + 10 Points
6. Jenson Button / McLaren / Great Britain / + 8 Points
7. Felipe Massa / Williams / Brazil / + 6 Points
8. Romain Grosjean / Lotus / France / + 4 Points
9. Jules Bianchi / Marussia / France / +2 Points
10. Kevin Magnussen / McLaren / Denmark / + 1 Point
11. Marcus Ericsson / Caterham / Sweden / + 0 Points
12. Kimi Raikkonen / Lotus / Finland / + 0 Points
13. Kamui Kobayashi / Caterham / Japan / + 0 Points
14. Max Chilton / Marussia / Great Britain / + 0 Points
DID NOT FINISH:
Sergio Perez / Force India / Mexico / Collision
Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull / Germany / Engine
Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso / Russia / Exhaust Failure
Adrian Sutil / Sauber / Germany / Crash
Jean-Eric Vergne / Toro Rosso / France / Exhaust Failure
Valtteri Bottas / Williams / Finland / Power Unit Failure
Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber / Mexico / Crash
DID NOT START:
Pastor Maldonado / Lotus / Venezuela / Fuel Pump Failure
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Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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