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Lewis Hamilton finally stops, super-softs are bolted on and he emerges... in seventh. He's fighting. Having started 13th he is now into the points.
All about damage limitation in the title battle.
Summary
Alonso out as engine blows, former F1 driver Takuma Sato wins
Scott Dixon and Jay Howard survive huge crash as Dixon's car launched upwards and into wall
Vettel wins in Monaco, Raikkonen 2nd, Ricciardo 3rd, Hamilton 7th
Vettel takes lead from Raikkonen after pit stops - suspected team orders
Indy 500 video highlights to come later
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Sebastian Vettel is powering away at the front. He's seven seconds ahead of Kimi Raikkonen.
Is this the race where the order at Ferrari has been confirmed? The chance of victory has slipped away from Raikkonen.
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Everyone in the top 10 are on super-softs apart from Lewis Hamilton, who is on ultra-softs that are 43 laps old. He's sixth, six seconds behind Max Verstappen but is making small gains.
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Now Daniel Ricciardo turns the airwaves blue as he gets a bit frustrated by some traffic.
Red Bull need to invest in a swear jar.
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"Puncture, puncture, puncture," Esteban Ocon is told.
"I didn't touch anything," Ocon bemoans. He's back in for a second stop not long after his last one.
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After that round of pit stops Lewis Hamilton is up to sixth but he hasn't stopped yet. Remember he was told by his race engineer early doors that his race comes later on...
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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in MonacoWide suspicion in the paddock Vettel is Ferrari's contractual number one. It will only get stronger after this.
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"Yes, Max, unfortunately Daniel has overtaken us..."
"What a *beeping* disaster..."
Don't mince your words, young man...
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He does! Sebastian Vettel takes on super-softs and is back out just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and retains the lead. Staying out worked like a charm for Vettel, Raikkonen will be fuming.
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Now Sebastian Vettel pits from the lead, will he get the overcut?
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... brilliant by Red Bull as Daniel Ricciardo's quick laps and a quick stop sees him back out in third, ahead of Valtteri Bottas. A podium is on now for the Australian.
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Daniel Ricciardo pits from second...
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Sebastian Vettel leads the race but will need to stop. He's responded to Daniel Ricciardo's lap time by going half a second quicker with a 1:15.587 but crucially he is 19.1 seconds ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. When he pits, he might just come back out just ahead of Raikkonen.
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The stops by those ahead of him has left Daniel Ricciardo with clear air and he slams his foot on the accelerator after being elevated to second. He puts in the fastest lap of the race so far with a 1:16.019.
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Kimi Raikkonen pits now from the lead to swap to super-softs. He returns to the track in third, behind Jenson Button.
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Now Valtteri Bottas pits. Can he avoid the under cut... yes. He's back out in fifth, a second clear of Max Verstappen. That slow stop cost Red Bull.
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"BOX MAX".
3.5 seconds - not the quickest of pit stops for Verstappen.
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Image source, Getty ImagesA first stop for one of the front runners. Max Verstappen is told to pit from fourth.
"Push hard now," Valtteri Bottas is told.
It's now the quickest of stops for Verstappen and he is back out in sixth on super-softs.
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Ferrari have made full use of the clear air to put some distance between themselves and Mercedes once again. Sebastian Vettel, in second, is four seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas.
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So far so good for Jolyon Palmer. He's still running and currently 14th. We won't be getting to see if he has stuck with the Star Wars rebel-themed race suit for a while yet.