Monaco F1 Grand Prix 2015 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

By Matt Jones
at Internationaled.org

Published: May 24, 2015

Nico Rosberg won his third successive Monaco Grand Prix, as poor team strategy cost Lewis Hamilton a chance of victory.

The race result was confirmed by the Formula One Twitter feed:

The Brit had a 21-second lead over his team-mate at the front when a late safety car was deployed. Mercedes, somewhat peculiarly, decided to pit the leader straight after, and Hamilton came out behind Rosberg and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel—who finished second—in what was a major faux pas from the team.

"It was not the easiest of races," said Lewis in the aftermath, per BBC Sport. "The team has done amazing all year long, we win and we lose together. I'm sure we will sit down afterwards and try to think of ways we can improve."

Here are the full race results, courtesy of BBC Sport:

As is protocol at Monaco, the pit lane was packed out with a huge amount of celebrity faces before the race.

But as we can see here, the glitziest guests were probably in-situ in the McLaren garage, with Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and model Cara Delevingne paying a visit, as we can see courtesy of the team’s official Twitter account:

When the lights went out, focus quickly switched to the action on the track. Hamilton got away superbly and although Vettel did his best to sneak ahead of Rosberg into Sainte Devote, the Mercedes man was able to edge out his compatriot, preserving second spot.

The leader wasn’t able to race away from the field at the front, as Hamilton was encouraged by his engineer to try to address an imbalance in his front brakes. The Brit seemed a little flummoxed about what to do, especially with his team-mate closing in:

But as he so often does, Hamilton was able to up the ante. The reigning world champion rattled off fastest lap after fastest lap ahead of the first round of pit ...

Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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