Mark Webber, Formula One 2012’s Record 6th Winner at the Monaco Grand Prix

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Published: May 27, 2012

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The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix was certainly a record-breaker.  Never before had the top four cars finished so closely together around the tight street circuit, and the victory of Mark Webber marked the first time in history that a Formula One season has had six different winners in the first six races.

However, close as it was at the end, in many respects the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix illustrated a return to normality at the street circuit, which has traditionally provided little in the way of position changes. 

Qualifying provided some of the closest action of the weekend and was frankly fantastic from the first green light to the final checkered flag.

There were severe traffic problems for everyone in Qualifying 1 (Q1) as the cars all fought for clear air.

Five minutes in, we lost one of the main contenders for an exciting final-session challenge, when Sergio Perez’s Sauber suffered a mechanical failure going into the turn 14 chicane.  Perez’s Sauber bounced off of the barriers as the driver struggled to get the car to turn, a rear tire flew off and Perez had no option but to stop on track.

This signaled a red flag and for all intents and purposes concluded Q1.  Don’t get me wrong—the opening session did develop into a close battle for survival, but ultimately the new teams still don’t have the pace to make it into Qualifying 2 (Q2) unless faster cars suffer with problems.

Q2 seemed to set the scene for the rest of the day.  Interestingly, the Mercedes cars were both clearly fast, and for the first time this season, Felipe Massa looked as if he was going to reach and be competitive in final qualifying (Q3).



In fact, both Ferraris looked much more like contenders this weekend and arguably were punching with the same strength as McLaren.  Red Bull were very quiet in the Q2, and so were Lotus.

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