Webber held off Hamilton at Monaco GP

Mark Webber failed to gain an advantage over his teammate Sebastian Vettel at the Monaco Grand Prix, but the driver Red Bull still gained a position by taking the advantage over Lewis Hamilton who fell behind the Red Bulls after his first pit stop, being trapped by the entry of the safety car following Felipe Massa's accident. Like his German teammate, the Australian hoped to take the advantage at the start after starting well from fourth place. “We knew it would be a bit tough for us starting from the second row, but I had a great start. We had no place to spend with Seb. »

If the controversy around Mercedes and its tests with Pirelli shakes up the paddock F1, the Red Bull drivers remain good players and admit the superiority of Mercedes on the Rock. “I would like to congratulate Nico, it’s a very special place to win. He had a worry-free weekend and that’s what you need on this circuit. Even when you start in the lead, you have to avoid pitfalls. After the start, the race focused on tire management. We had relied on a one-stop strategy. It was foreseeable that if the gaps did not widen, a second stop would not have been a good option because we could have been caught by traffic. In any case, it was nice to take the lead over Lewis (Hamilton) in the stoppage game. »

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