We hope everyone enjoyed the Monaco Grand Prix as much as we did. It's one of our favorites on the calendar and always has great on-track action.
When the lights went out, the race got started with 19 cars starting on the Grid and Carlos Sainz unfortunately starting from pit-lane due to not coming in for weight checks during Qualifying.
Things went smooth for most around the first few corners. But Fernando Alonso made contact with Nico Hulkenberg and the Force India was sent nose first into the barriers. Alonso was later given a 5-Second-Stop-Go-Penalty for causing the collision. Hulkenberg was able to keep racing after a front-wing change in the pit-lane.
Pastor Maldonado was the first to retire due to a Hydraulics issue. Lotus have not been having the best year due to mechanical issues, but Romain Grosjean was able to finish the race, but not without some drama. In the later stages of the race Max Verstappen was coming up behind the Lotus driver when his front wheel hopped over the back of Grosjean's car, sending Max Verstappen slamming into the barriers while Grosjean spun out on track. It was the end for young Verstappen's race, while Grosjean was miraculously able to keep going.
Max Verstappen was handed a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for Canada along with his first 2 Penalty Points of the season.
Two other drivers who had a near collision were Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo, when the Red Bull driver bumped into the Ferrari while making the pass for 5th place. Kimi was ultimately frustrated with what happened, but despite what happend.. Daniel Ricciardo was not given any penalty.
Fernando Alonso also retired due to a gearbox issue which made his McLaren stop on track as it did the previous day in Qualifying. An issue they had hoped would not hamper the Spaniards race. While it was an unfortunate end of race for Alonso, Jenson Button finished the race in 8th and brought home McLaren-Honda's first points of the 2015 season. Their best performance so far with the new Honda engines.
For Williams it was a tough day. Felipe Massa got pushed back to 19th after a long pit-stop that included changing of the front wing. His team-mate, Bottas, was also struggling with pace. Williams had mentioned that Monaco is not a good race for their cars, but they're looking forward to Canada. Sauber also struggled with this race. Nasr finished 9th and brought home 2 points for the Swiss team while Ericsson missed the mark and finished in 13th.
Sergio Perez had his best Monaco GP finish to date and came in 7th, bringing in 6 points for Sahara Force India. It's also one of their best results this season. The team are still waiting to get their B-spec car which they think will arrive by Britain's race.
As for the front runners, it had looked to be Lewis Hamilton's first Monaco win from Pole Position. He had it in the bag. However, at the very end of the race, Mercedes called him in for a pit-stop. Lewis agreed to go in, thinking that both Vettel & Rosberg were there as well. However, when Lewis emerged from the pit lane, he had the Ferrari and other Mercedes in front of him. Not a sight he wanted to see.
Nico Rosberg ended up bringing home his 3rd Monaco victory in a row. The last person to do so was Ayrton Senna.
Manor-Marussia had both drivers finish. Although they didn't score any points, it was overall a good weekend for the team in terms of improving. It was just last year that Jules Bianchi finished in 9th (After time penalty added) and earned them their first and only 2 points.
Here are the rest of the results from the race. The Canadian GP is up in just 2 weeks and will definitely be exciting. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @F1Insider78 for all the lead up to each race.
RESULTS:
1. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 25 Points
2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 18 Points
3. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 15 Points
4. Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia / + 12 Points
5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia / + 10 Points
6. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 8 Points
7. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 6 Points
8. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / + 4 Points
9. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil / + 2 Points
10. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain / + 1 Point
11. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany
12. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France
13. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
14. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland
15. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
16. Roberto Merhi / Manor-Ferrari / Spain
17. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain
RETIRED - Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherland / Collision
RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain / Gearbox
RETIRED - Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela / Hydraulics
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