Red Bull ace claims first-ever gp in Monte Carlo; his 5th win in 6 races this season
Red Bull ace claims first-ever gp in Monte Carlo; his 5th win in 6 races this season
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The enthralling event produced two safety cars, the second of which 10 laps from home following an incident involving Jaime Alguersuari in his Toro Rosso and Renault's Vitaly Petrov.
Red Bull's German driver Sebastian Vettel celebrates after winning the
Monaco Grand Prix yesterday. PIC/Getty Images
At that stage the three leaders in Vettel, the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Jenson Button were separated by a second after following one another, line astern, for the proceeding seven laps.
However, with the ambulance required to attend to Alguersuari and Petrov, who it is understood was knocked unconscious, the race had to be red flagged with six laps remaining.
The remaining cars then lined back up on the grid, at which point the mechanics were allowed to attend to them, notably putting on new tyres.
Restarting behind the safety car for a lap, it left five remaining and unsurprisingly Vettel managed to hold off Alonso and Button.
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