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
Image source, APPlenty of celebrities to keep the photographers busy as we count down to the start of the race. So far we've seen Cristiano Ronaldo, Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender, Chris Evans and Tamara Ecclestone. I'm sure there are plenty more out there too.
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Image source, _Kyle McLaren: Looks like Rosberg has been spending to much time with Kimi having power naps during press conferences.
Chris Lord: Go on give him a punt off at turn 1, touch his wheel not to do your front wing, he ain't too good on the brakes.
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Monaco
"It was a case of defeat being snatched from the jaws of potential for McLaren, who let the very real prospect of both cars getting into the top 10 for the first time this year slip through their fingers. Alonso's car stopped with an electrical failure at the start of Q2 and Button had to slow for a yellow flag at the start of his final run in Q2, but still only just missed out on a place in the top 10 shoot-out.
"The frustration was evident in both. Alonso said: 'Being so close definitely the performance was better this weekend and we were sometimes in the top 10. Maybe one or two points is possible for Jenson with a good start and good strategy. In my case, the race is a train of cars and it will be hard for me.' Still, their improved performance around Monaco proved once and for all that the major weakness of the car is its Honda engine."
Alex #ForzaJules: With it being so hard to overtake, I wouldn't be surprised to see Ferrari try the undercut with Vettel to get him ahead of the Mercs.
Chika Charles: Backing Lewis to win today and extend the gap. I cannot back anyone else.
Image source, Red BullRed Bull Racing: Pre-race madness Monaco GP style.
Image source, Getty ImagesGiven the tight and twisty nature of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, it will be of no surprise that there have been frequent appearances of the safety car over the years.
It hasn't been seen in Formula 1 yet but, after three appearances in GP2 this weekend, could today be the day for Virtual Safety Car?
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC weatherman Ian Fergusson: 1215 BST 45 mins before race start and the track temp is a fair bit warmer than we've seen so far since Thurs, at 34.4C
"Variable cloud & sun by the time of the race; 20-21C. Likely dry but showers possible later (UBIMET's FIA f'cast: 30% prob by 15:00)."
Image source, Getty ImagesOvertaking is difficult in Monaco but not impossible and there have been some memorable moves in the past. One that springs to mind is from the 1991 Monaco Grand Prix.
Ayrton Senna blasted away to go on to win with ease but behind him there was an interesting tussle for second between Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell.
The Briton caught Prost's slipstream through the tunnel and made his move going into the Nouvelle Chicane, sweeping past superbly.
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Monaco
Image source, Formula 1"The drivers have been complaining that the tyres are too hard for the gentle demands of the Monaco track surface this weekend, Sergio Perez saying the 'super-soft', which in theory should be little more than a qualifying tyre, was more like a 'medium' and would have very little degradation in the race. This could lead to some potentially interesting strategic situations. It is still faster on paper to do the traditional Monaco race - run the super-soft until the 'crossover' point when a new 'soft' is faster and change, as long as you have built a gap to traffic behind. Engineers calculate that the crossover is around lap 21.
"However, those who are outside the top 10 and have decent cars - the likes of Lotus and McLaren - may try to run the super-soft longer and see if that gives them an advantage. Starting on the medium is no advantage because it is a slower tyre. A safety car any time after lap 15 or so will trigger mass stops for the soft. And if someone is running the super-soft longer after the pit stops start, then a safety car - virtual or otherwise - would immediately trigger them to stop.
"There is some controversy over the 'virtual' safety car - when drivers are forced to stay to a lap time but the incident is not serious enough to trigger a real safety car - because pitting under it gives an advantage in the region of 10 seconds. Some teams believe this is unfair and are pushing for a change."
Did you know that a two bedroom apartment in Monaco costs £2.26m? Or that residents of the Principality have the highest life expectancy in the world? There's more Monaco stats and facts in our race preview.
Image source, McLarenMcLaren: England rugby star Chris Robshaw & girlfriend Camilla Kerslake join us in the garage ahead of today's Monaco GP.
Image source, Getty ImagesNot many people have worn a Superman costume on the podium, in fact I think it is fairly safe to say only one person has - David Coulthard.
In 2006, Coulthard secured Red Bull their first-ever podium finish when he came third. He asked Prince Albert if he could wear a Superman cape, he agreed.
Amazing scenes.
Image source, Getty ImagesAndrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Monaco
Suzi Perry raises the stakes in the BBC F1 fashion face-off. Monaco highlights BBC One at 17:05 BST to see the shoes.
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Monaco
Image source, Getty Images"The star of qualifying was almost certainly Sergio Perez, who put the Force India seventh, comfortably the struggling team's best result of the year. The Mexican was initially very modest about it. saying it was a 'really special effort from the whole team'. But when I pressed him by saying that the driver must have had something to do with it, he said: 'Definitely. Monaco is a place where the driver can make a good difference. To make it into Q2 was special, but to make it into Q3 was a very, very special lap and then to beat so many cars we were not expecting to beat in Q3, that was a mega effort from the whole team.'
"Perez reckons he is 'driving at my best of my career', and he said Force India's form was partly explained by the fact that 'mechanically we can run the car quite soft and definitely that helps but we know our limitations. We cannot add any front end to the car because the rear is just too weak at the moment'."
Image source, Getty ImagesSo it seems not even being reunited with his lucky grey cap has helped Carlos Sainz, who will start from the pit lane today.
The Toro Rosso driver has not been without the hat in question since first getting it two years ago, but thought he had lost it forever when Fernando Alonso threw it into the crowd prior to the Spanish GP last time out.
He said: "He got it threw it and I was like 'no way, I'd had that cap for two years and had a really good year last year with it. I have taken it everywhere'.
"Luckily someone messaged me on Twitter and said they had my cap and it is mine, I have checked it fully."
David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator
"Lewis Hamilton has really built himself for this weekend. He stayed in Monaco, there were none of these transatlantic flights back and forth to LA to watch boxing matches. He was in Monaco because he knows that this has not been a great circuit for him historically. He wants to put things right."
Image source, Formula 1It's caption competition time! Come on then, give us your best efforts. What has Lewis Hamilton just said to Sebastian Vettel to get a smile from the Ferrari man?
Send in your suggestions to #bbcf1.
Image source, Mercedes AMGMERCEDES AMG F1: The Monaco GP paddock, the place to be for a spot of celeb spotting! Man in the yellow trousers; loving your work!
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Monaco
Image source, Getty Images"Daniel Ricciardo was left cursing a miscommunication with his Red Bull team after qualifying. He was in the wrong engine mode at the start of his final flying lap, which meant he was not even up to seventh gear before Sainte Devote. He reckoned that had cost him 0.2secs - more than the difference between him and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in third. The Red Bull is working well here, and Ricciardo is excelling just as he did last year.
"'For sure it is the most competitive we have been all year and it's the most comfortable we have felt,' Ricciardo said. 'If we can get the start we need, and say jump Seb, I'm confident we would have his pace. After Mercedes, I think we're there.'"
Image source, Red Bull RacingRed Bull: We leave the top deck unattended for 1 second... What the Duck Daniel Ricciardo.
When he has stopped fishing for plastic ducks, Daniel Ricciardo will line up fourth on the grid today.