F1 Monaco results
Posted by Jamie Hibbard at 3:00PM on Sunday 25 May, 2008 7 Comments
People often talk about fate or luck playing a massive part in Formula 1, and that was certainly proven today.
Lewis Hamilton's early, forced pit stop on lap five looked to be a hinderance, but it actually played right into the Brit's hands, and made for another thrilling Monaco GP for us.
Wasn't it awesome?
Lewis was also helped by the weather and how his stops fell, but nevertheless his middle stint was brilliant and he maximised his opportunities to win the one race that all F1 drivers dream of.
It was a manic few hours all told, with even the usually solid-as-a-rock Kimi Raikkonen making mistakes - one of which costing the incredibly unlucky Adrian Sutil and his Force India their biggest points haul ever.
It looked like it was Massa's win for quite some time at the beginning, then it appeared to be BMW's Robert Kubica's, but eventually it became clear that it was all Lewis.
Which places him in the lead of the World Championship standings, which, like last year, leaves it all to play for as we get ready for Canada in a couple of weeks.
Personally I can't wait, but what a win - and race in general - it was today.
Monaco is still the one.
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That was definitely a manic two hours. It was also kinda weird to watch, because everyone started speeding up after the rain in a one-last-dash sort of way, but there were 30 laps to go!
But I think they need to resurface that stretch between the end of the tunnel and the harbour chicane, because both Raikkonen AND Coulthard lost it driving over a bump, the only difference being that Kimi caught the slide and was caught out. Sutil as well.
Oh, and er, GO LEWIS HAMILTON!!!
Felt so sorry for Sutil when Kimi drove his Ferrari right in the back of his car... Although Kimi is one of my favourite drivers, that little stunt was definitely one of his worst performances ever.
Congrats to Hamilton, who didn't just beat the competition, he annihilated them... Is this the return of Hamilton, or was it just a lucky race? Who can tell...
It was a tense race. There was tension about the right time to switch to slicks, should they stick with wets/intermediates, etc, etc. Alonso and Webber were the first guinea-pigs for the slicks, and came up with different results.
A stunning effort by Kubica too, it must be said. And as for Sutil, well, I'll be surprised if he hasn't stormed into Ferrari's tent yet...
A hell of a drive by Lewis, but you've got to feel for Force India... I was gutted for him despite the fact I'm a McLaren supporter... Good to see Force India getting more competitive... it can only be good for F1.
I couldn't agree more... luck is a major contributor to F1 results. When it isn't your day, the same things that ordinarily seem trivial become deciding factors.
The race itself was brilliant, Lewis was great, once again! But enough about him. Who could have predicted Sutil's fate, the guy was really impressive and should've finished well, if it weren't for a rotten bit of luck. I really feel bad for him, poor bloke!
Sutil drove spectacularly. He had the 4th place right in his pocket when Kimi "the devil" crashed into the young German.
That was brilliant run for Hamilton. The whole thing played right into his hands. But looking at weather conditions, I get the feeling from last year to this year that the Force India cars are very dangerous in the wet. Because Sutil didn't really get to fourth place by fluke, this is an indication to the other teams they might have to worry about these guys in the next wet races.