Summary

  • Rosberg wins after Hamilton pits from lead during a late safety car

  • Vettel 2nd, Hamilton 3rd after German also passes him

  • Furious Hamilton seemingly stops at end of race and stares out to sea

  • Briton then knocks over third place sign as he pulls up to podium

  • Verstappen crashes heavily after series of clever overtakes

  • Maldonado, Alonso, Verstappen out

  1. FINAL LAPpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    This is it. The final lap. It is looking like a day to remember for Nico Rosberg as he storms towards victory.

    A day to forget for Lewis Hamilton, though, and a day for some questions to be answered surely?

  2. Postpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    "Ricciardo is going to throw everything at Lewis Hamilton here. Three cars, fighting for second in the closing moments."

  3. Mercedes team radiopublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Lewis Hamilton: "Please stop talking to me, please."

  4. TWO LAPS REMAININGpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Daniel Ricciardo is indeed getting closer to Lewis Hamilton, just four tenths of a second between them. Can the world champion even hold on to third...?

  5. The turning pointpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    This is the moment the outcome of this race changed dramatically...

    Max verstappenImage source, F1

    Max Verstappen sees tyre, he collides with a wall and the consequent introduction of a safety car while Lewis Hamilton was in the pit lane has left the Briton with the seemingly impossible task of moving up from third in the closing laps. What drama.

    VerstappenImage source, F1
  6. Postpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Nico Rosberg pulls further ahead, his lead now 4.3 seconds over Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton, perhaps, needs to start thinking about consolidating a place on the podium. He has the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo, in fourth, getting bigger in his mirrors...

  7. Postpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    James Allen
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    "This is the most extraordinary end to a grand prix."

  8. Postpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live analyst in Monaco

    "Lewis has given up mentally."

  9. Postpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    "Impossible to pass," sighs Lewis Hamilton over team radio as he keeps searching for an opportunity to get the better of Sebastian Vettel. Four laps to go.

  10. Postpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Advantage Nico Rosberg. He takes control by opening up a two second lap over Sebastian Vettel. Meanwhile, tyres touching between Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen as the former tries to nip into fifth.

  11. Postpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Lewis Hamilton is right on the back of Sebastian Vettel, hunting for the opportunity to pass. Six laps to go.

  12. Get involved #bbcf1published at 14:42 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Döm: Why on earth has he done that? A perfect race weekend undone by a poor pit call.

    Tokunbo: The error of judgment on Mercedes' side is shocking.

  13. Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    "Can they all get tyre temperature? That is the key."

  14. Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel on team radio: "This is like sending swimmers out with weight on their legs. We need at least three laps to get some temperature into tyres."

  15. Go! Go! Go!published at 14:42 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    We're back racing again. Lewis Hamilton third, but he has the best tyres of anyone out there. Game on.

  16. Safety car going inpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    The safety car is going in at the end of lap 70 and what a finish we could have on our hands here! A sprint to the finish.

  17. Postpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "What's that expression: 'we was robbed'. It does seem to apply to Lewis."

  18. Postpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Formula 1Image source, Formula 1

    Lewis Hamilton says over team radio that he was behind Nico Rosberg when he came out of the pits, but alongside Sebastian Vettel.

  19. TEN LAPS TO GOpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    The safety car is still out but the message comes from race control that lapped cars are now allowed to overtake and pass the safety car. There looks to be still some debris where Max Verstappen hit the barrier.

    Is Nico Rosberg set to seal his third successive Monaco Grand Prix win?

  20. Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 24 May 2015

    Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    "This is like 1992 when Mansell made a late stop and came out behind Senna despite being massively quicker."