Team Mercedes dominated also the sixth of this year's world championship Formula 1 start of the triumphs of style - target Nico Rosberg rejoiced, his teammate Lewis Hamilton defended at the end of the second spot ahead of Daniel Ricciardo of nagging ever Red Bull.
At just over three kilometers long street circuit race ridden is uninteresting. Nico Rosberg while after starting from pole position, it did not give anyone a chance, but for him, nobody could be sure of anything.
Lewis Hamilton expected from the first meters of the pit stop, which goes riders in Monaco only once, but there was. After the crash of the Russian Kvjata in the 25th round headed all pilots to mechanics for new tires together and ambitious British rider had to wait for clearance aisle teammate, which responded to the disgruntled comments on the radio. In the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, it had a chance to rival the almost identical car to overtake.
Third place was held at the time of Kimi Raikkonen with Ferrari, after returning to the track, however, clashed with the slow-seaters Marussia had a defective wheel back to the pit lane. Dropped to thirteenth place and the body have been reached. And because of his driving mistake when just before the nose stuck in single seaters barriers and had again for his engineers. The only positive that great prices for Fina Monaco was the fact that in the end the fastest lap of the race.
Bronze position thus acquired Daniel Ricciardo. Australian in the end starts even chasing second of Hamilton, who has unidentified problems with vision. All, however, mastered and important points for second place defended. After the second victory of the season, which started triumph in Melbourne, Rosberg has to his credit 122 points before Hamilton leads by four points.
Rosberg essentially repeated the scenario of last year. On Saturday, first in his hometown mastered the best qualified and subsequently drove from pole position for the fifth win of his career. This twenty-eight German Kekemu compared to his father, the Finnish world champion F1 1982.
In the constructors' championship after a Mercedes fifth consecutive double 240 points, while the second Red Bull 99 Introductory six races of the season managed a stable control for the first time since 1988, when it managed the legendary pilots Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in McLaren colors.
The friendship hatred?
Rosberg and Hamilton are both nine seasons under its belt and 17 podiums, Nico, however, can significantly improve his balance. "Of course I had another exceptional day. Lewis drove very well and really pushed me. But I kept a cool head and rode a little at the end because I had new tires," said Rosberg, who beat his teammate by more than nine seconds.
Pilots Mercedes familiar from childhood karting, even then they were teammates and friends. In Monaco, but it began to look at all that camaraderie can change into hate. Overcast arose after Saturday's qualifying session. Qualification by effectively ended, as it was waved yellow flag, so that Hamilton had no chance to get ahead of him. Commissioners Rosbergův investigated incident whether it was not the intention, but they did not pick any punishment.
During the race, Hamilton complications met when he complained that bad eyesight. "It was something to cover, nothing serious," said world champion from 2008, when he won in Monaco. "We had a good day for the team is a great fight another double. I rode well and I felt strong, but here it is difficult to overtake, "said Hamilton.
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