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Rosberg completes Monaco hat trick
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 25 - 05 - 2015

MONACO — Germany's Nico Rosberg celebrated a surprise hat trick of Monaco Grand Prix victories Sunday after Mercedes blew championship-leading teammate Lewis Hamilton's chances with a needless pitstop.
The result, with double Formula One world champion Hamilton finishing third just when victory seemed assured, slashed Hamilton's overall lead to 10 points after six of the season's 19 races.
The Briton had led comfortably from pole position until he pitted for fresh tires when the safety car was deployed with 14 laps to go.
“I've lost the race haven't I?” the disconsolate Briton enquired over the team radio after rejoining in third place behind Rosberg and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, neither of whom pitted. “What's happened guys?“
Afterwards, with the enormity of what had happened still sinking in, the stunned Mercedes driver told reporters: “I can't really explain the way I feel at the moment. I won't even attempt to.”
While he did not blame the team, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff indicated the call had come from the pitwall: “We thought the gap was different to what it was. A complete misjudgement, I am so sorry,” he told the BBC. “We screwed it up for him.”
The safety car had been deployed after Dutch 17-year-old Max Verstappen's Toro Rosso smashed into the back of Romain Grosjean's Lotus and crashed heavily into the barriers while fighting for a possible 10th place.
Verstappen, who had provided some of the more exciting moments of a largely processional race, was unhurt although the front of his car penetrated the plastic wall at the Sainte Devote corner.
Rosberg's victory was the German's second in succession, after winning the previous round in Spain, and made him only the fourth driver to win three Monaco Grands Prix in a row. The others were Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.
“I'm very, very happy of course. I know it was just a lot of luck today. Lewis drove brilliantly and would have deserved the win for sure but that's the way it is in racing,” said the Monaco resident.
“I know I got lucky today, I will just enjoy the moment now. Lewis was a little bit stronger this weekend so I have to work hard.”
Russian Daniil Kvyat was fourth for Red Bull with Australian teammate Daniel Ricciardo fifth and Kimi Raikkonen finishing sixth for Ferrari.
Mexican Sergio Perez was seventh for Force India while Britain's Jenson Button handed misfiring former champions McLaren their first points of the season with eighth place.
Brazilian Felipe Nasr was ninth for Sauber with Verstappen's Spanish teammate Carlos Sainz taking the final point for Toro Rosso after starting in the pit lane. — Reuters


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