Monaco Grand Prix 2017 as it happened: Sebastian Vettel WINS as Lewis Hamilton manages 7th
THE MONACO GRAND PRIX is one of the most prestigious events in motor racing and Sebastian Vettel took a crucial win in the battle for the F1 World Drivers' Championship as Lewis Hamilton, who qualified 14th, finished 7th.
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Kimi Raikkonen ended a nine-year streak without a pole position during Saturday's qualifying session as Vettel joined him on an all-Ferrari front row.
Hamilton meanwhile completed a nightmare day by missing out on Q3 as his 'bucking bronco' of a Mercedes was anything but glued to the track - the first time he has qualified outside the top 10 for four years.
The Brit started 13th thanks to McLaren-Honda supersub Jenson Button being relegated to the pit lane after an engine issue but he still admitted scoring championship points looked unlikely at best.
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- Raikkonen started on pole
- Hamilton down in 13th
- Brit battled up to seventh place
- Vettel jumped Raikkonen in pit-stop phase to take lead
- Pascal Wehrlein flipped his car on his side and causes a safety car on lap 61