Patience, traffic and a Safety Car for Pascal Wehrlein's dramatic crash were the name of the game as Sebastian Vettel raced to the win in Monaco having undercut Kimi Raikkonen. Despite some wondering whether Ferrari would play the team game from the start, it was pole-sitter Raikkonen who led throughout the opening stint of the race, slowly but surely putting space between himself and Vettel, who in turn dropped Valtteri Bottas. Lewis Hamilton, P12 and losing time with every lap, was told 'our race comes later.' He was up to tenth by lap 19, elevated by the retirement of Nico Hulkenberg (gearbox) and Sergio Perez. The latter pitted for a new front wing having suffered endplate damage....
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