![]() ![]() Vettel used the opportunity to set a series of flying laps and by the time the German pitted five laps later, he had more than enough of an advantage to rejoin with a two-second lead. Raikkonen made his pit stop on lap 34, at a time when there was no obvious requirement to do so, and he came out behind slower cars, which he had to lap. ![]() Raikkonen cut a frustrated figure during the podium celebrations ![]() The way things panned out, it looked as if that was what happened. The race was always going to feature only one pit stop and there was speculation before the race over whether Ferrari would find a way to engineer the strategy to allow Vettel to win. The Finn converted his advantage into a lead at the first corner and the two Ferraris began to edge away from Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes and the two Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. Raikkonen took his first pole position for nine years on Saturday after Vettel made mistakes on both his quick laps in the top-10 qualifying shootout. Vettel was just 13 years old when Ferrari last won the Monaco GP in 2001 - Michael Schumacher triumphing for the Scuderia en route to another world title Team orders return at Ferrari? It closed up the field and led to a series of crashes and collisions among the backmarkers. Hamilton finished seventh after a difficult race from 13th on the grid.Ī largely dull race was enlivened by a late safety car after a collision involving McLaren's Jenson Button, on his one-off return to F1 in place of Fernando Alonso. They're just incredible together.There was suspicion that the strategy was a deliberate move by Ferrari to get their leading driver into the lead but the team denied that was the case. Everyone is close to each other, except for one: Max."įernando Alonso agrees: "He's the best in qualifying, he's the best in the race, he's the best in the duels. "I remember from my time when Williams were lapping cars after 15 laps, but that kind of dominance is really out of the question now, isn't it? "We are not just talking about the best car, but also about the best driver. "Winning two in a row is already difficult in Formula 1," he smiled. He knew he had a pace advantage so he just waited and waited."įamous former Ferrari driver Jean Alesi also hailed Verstappen's achievement. "But we saw today how he handled the situation of immense pressure from Carlos. Although of course it's easier not to make a mistake when you're in the best car. "I don't think he's made a single mistake in the last two years. "It's not just about the last ten races," said the Frenchman. "The parts we developed for Monza worked exactly as expected, showing that we understand how the car works."Īnd unlike Wolff, Vasseur was not shy to compliment Verstappen's new F1 record. Top Ferrari engineer Jock Clear says Sunday's result is good news for the Maranello team. "They were a bit faster, but we kept up well - it was maybe a tenth or two off." Indeed, Sainz put up a strong fight as Ferrari bounced back from its dire pace just a week ago at Zandvoort, with team boss Frederic Vasseur insisting: "At least we could fight with them. "We had to pay a little attention to that, especially as Carlos Sainz was fighting so hard." ![]()
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