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Monaco GP: Vettel uses strategy to topple Raikkonen for win

Sebastian Vettel secured Ferrari’s first Monaco Grand Prix victory since 2001 after leapfrogging teammate Kimi Raikkonen during the pitstop phase. Poleman Raikkonen held his advantage at the start as the pack filtered through Ste Devote for the first time without incident, with Vettel keeping second ahead of Valtteri Bottas’s Mercedes. That was how the order remained out front until the pitstops, which began when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pitted from fourth place on lap 32 – followed by Bottas one lap later. Raikkonen was brought in from the lead on lap 34, rejoining well ahead of Bottas and Verstappen, but Vettel stayed out on track for another five laps, setting the fastest lap in...
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