Not long ago it used to be a case of guessing the winning margin for Mercedes in the Formula 1 constructors' world championship, and a toss-up between which of its two drivers would win the drivers' title. Not any more. The Monaco Grand Prix clearly underlined how Mercedes is not the force it was, with Lewis Hamilton, who has won two of his three world titles with Mercedes, finishing seventh and new recruit Valtteri Bottas taking fourth place. Up ahead, Ferrari clinched a clinical 1-2 finish with Sebastian Vettel beating teammate Kimi Raikkonen and opening up a 25-point gap over Hamilton at the top. After six of 20 races, this lead is not big enough to be alarming. But the...
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