Sebastian Vettel further increased his World Championship advantage by claiming a gutsy victory in a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix that was restarted with only six laps to go following a red flag for a crash involving Vitaly Petrov at the Swimming Pool.
The Red Bull driver had opted against pitting during a mid-race safety car period, and ran a 56-lap stint on super soft rubber against all expectations, gaining track position over previous leader Jenson Button.
That left him ahead when the race was red-flagged, at which point he, second placed Fernando Alonso and Button, who had dropped to third after pitting just before a mid-race safety car, were all allowed to fit new tyres.
His eventual winning margin was 1.1 seconds ahead of Alonso, who was a similar distance clear of Button. Yahoo Eurosport
Vettel won the long, chaotic and extraordinary race in a winning time of two hours, nine minutes and 38.373 seconds.
“You beauty,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner to Vettel at the finish. “You have won the Monaco Grand Prix and that was a champion’s drive.” The wunderkind replied: “Thank-you. Thank you guys.. You made it. We did it together.” AFP
Pos No Driver Team 1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 3 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 5 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 6 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 7 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 8 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 9 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 10 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 11 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 13 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 14 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 15 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 16 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 17 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 18 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth Ret 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault Ret 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari Ret 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari Ret 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes Ret 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth DNS 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari
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