2018 Monaco Grand Prix review

First of all nice to see that Daniel Ricciardo dominated the whole weekend and that Red Bull is right up there with Ferrari and Mercedes. Ricciardo was best in everything except fastest lap of the race. Max Verstappen took that so Red Bull was flying (with wings) this weekend.

The start was surprisingly clean. I was sure that we were going to see a Verstappen-Grosjean-Stroll-Ericsson-Magnussen sandwich right after the start. Was almost disappointed. Sorry if you cheer for one of these guys... it's just that I watch the sport cause I love it and I don't really have a favorite driver. Used to be a Kimi-fan when he was with Lotus but not that much anymore.

I like Ricciardo but honestly everybody knows that he won this race because it's Monaco. He had technical issues in the race and was much slower than the rest. He was 9 seconds slower than in qualifying and the rest were just following him and couldn't overtake. 

I remember that in 1992 Nigel Mansell was also faster than Ayrton Senna who was in the lead but he couldn't get through. This is indeed a legendary track but it's usually pretty boring isn't it? I mean in 1984 and in 1996 we something awesome but it was because of the rain. This track is perfect when it rains! Remember when Olivier Panis won in 1996 and only 4 cars crossed the finish line? I really miss that time...

Back to this years race! But what can I say? There's nothing! I was unhappy that Charles Leclerc retired cause I am sure he will be something some day. Just wait!

The top crossed the finish line in the same order as they started... I really miss the old days.

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

Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. Ricciardo took pole

The race:

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. He was 3rd and Ricciardo dominated the whole weekend.
2. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - WRONG. He was 5th and Vettel was 2nd.
3. Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari - WRONG. He was 4th

Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. Verstappen was fastest.

Surprise: Sergio Perez has pushed hard in Monaco but failed almost every time. Maybe he will succeed this year? - Now he didn't seem to push at all. His teammate Ocon on the other hand did pretty ok I guess.

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