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Ferrari on the brink of cold war ?

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Vettel’s win around the streets of Monte Carlo extended his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton to 25 points, but the way he jumped his teammate through the pit stops has led to suggestions Ferrari have already made the him their No. 1 driver.


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Four-time world champion Vettel was kept out five laps longer after Raikkonen came in for his only stop. This gave Vettel clear air to put in some fast times and ‘overcut’ Kimi, who was visibly unhappy after the race.

Ferrari said Raikkonen's stop was pre-planned and that Vettel had been left out to avoid any danger form Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.

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“The stony demeanour said it all for Kimi Raikkonen by the close of the Monaco Grand Prix and, while the Iceman is renowned for giving nothing away in public, that he was not happy at how his race had panned out was clear,” Giles Richards wrote in The Guardian.

Despite Vettel’s win being controversial, his driving and pace in the crucial laps before and after the pitstop was impeccable. Raikkonen’s strategy and Vettel’s superior pace were equally responsible for Sebastian’s victory and Kimi’s defeat.

Mercedes on the other hand had a not so good weekend. Lewis Hamilton’s inconsistent performance in Monaco remains a mystery. Hamilton who failed to get through to the final round of qualifying found himself starting 13th on a circuit which is known for its difficulty in overtaking. For Mercedes and Hamilton, the main goal was damage limitation by scoring the most possible points.

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 Daniel Ricciardo finshed 3rd for redbull after successfully executing the ‘overcut’ which vaulted him from fifth to third. Max Verstappen on the other hand was put on the ultra-soft tyres to give him a chance to pass Bottas. Verstappen wasn't happy about dropping behind his team-mate, and made it very clear over the describing the strategy as "a disaster".

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