Drivers Report Back After Epic Race in Monaco

2016 Monaco Grand Prix review

As always on Mondays after a GP weekend I will write my race review.

The race started behind the safety car because of the rain which was a bit boring. Nowadays they are very careful with safety which is obviously good but it makes the sport more boring.

Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat had issues with his car right from the start and complained on the radio why the problems always comes to him and not the other car.

When the race started we saw very quickly a crash. It was Jolyon Palmer on lap 8 who slammed into the wall. He hasn't really shown that much good work this season. We shall see if he will continue as Renault's driver next season. Only time will tell.

The 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen also slammed into the wall. He said that the tyres weren't working at all for him in the race. Even though he drove slowly it was too hard to get a good pace.

Romain Grosjean tried to overtake Raikkonen from the wrong side and also touched the barriers.

On lap 16 Nico Rosberg got problems with his car and let his teammate Lewis Hamilton pass him and take 2nd place.

Later Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo had to pit from the lead and his team let him down. They took too long in the pits and the very lucky Hamilton took the lead.

Ricciardo had a chance to win in Spain also two weeks ago and now this. He has been very unlucky so I of course felt very sorry for him. He really deserved to be in the lead.

Then later on Kvyat crashed several times with Renault's Kevin Magnussen and they smashed into the barriers. Something is really bothering Kvyat because he has really lost his edge. Is he becoming a new Pastor Maldonado or is this just a phase? Maybe it was a good idea to replace him with Max Verstappen at Red Bull?

Speaking of Verstappen, he crashed also on the same spot as he did in qualifying. I guess he was just having a bad weekend.

The Saubers also crashed with each other. Felipe Nasr was ordered to let his teammate Marcus Ericsson pass him but didn't do that. Ericsson was faster and wanted to pass him quickly. Unfortunately he smashed into Nasr and took them both out. Nasr complained on the radio asking why his teammate did what he did.

In the front Ricciardo could not pass Hamilton and they stayed like that till the end.

The race was a bit boring if you ask me but nice to see somebody else win for a change. Weird that I say that about Hamilton but this season Rosberg has done a much better job. Of course Hamilton has also been a bit unlucky but this time the luck was on his side when he was the first to cross the finish line and took his 2nd win in Monaco.

Not so much else to say but Ricciardo should have won the race if you ask me. I don't know if he will get another chance this season. We shall see how Red Bull does in the following races.

Lewis Hamilton with a fan. Justin Bieber was it?

Then it's time for my predictions and the actual results.

Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. Daniel Ricciardo took his first pole position ever.

The race:

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT
2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes - WRONG. He got car problems and Ricciardo was 2nd.
3. Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari - WRONG. He retired and Sergio Perez was 3rd.

Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT.

Surprise: Sergio Perez has pushed hard in Monaco but failed almost every time. Maybe he will succeed this year? - CORRECT. He took his 3rd podium with Force India.

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