Sebastian Vettel ended Ferrari’s 16-year wait for a Monaco Grand Prix victory and extended his championship lead in the process with a commanding drive. Michael Schumacher’s victory in 2001 was the Scuderia’s last here, but the German took his second win in the principality after some blistering laps midway through the race. Wheel-to-wheel action was scarce around the famously tight street circuit, emphasising the importance of the 200-metre run from pole position to turn one in Monaco. Raikkonen made the most of his first pole since the 2008 French Grand Prix, easily holding off Vettel into Sainte-Devote to keep his lead. Starting 13th – also for the first time since that 2008 race in France – Hamilton was one of the few to make up places, getting up the inside of Stoffel Vandoorne off the line.

Source: The Star May 28, 2017 16:18 UTC