Monaco 2007
IT WAS FERNANDO ALONSO'S TURN TO BE THE MAJOR PLAYER - POLE POSITION ON SATURDAY, LED ALL THE WAY ON SUNDAY TO COME HOME TO AN IMPECCABLE FIRST PLACE WITH HIS ROOKIE TEAM-MATE LEWIS HAMILTON 2ND A FEW CAR LENGTHS BEHIND. FELIPE MASSA WAS THE ONLY DRIVER TO 'CHALLENGE' THESE TWO IN THE EARLY LAPS BUT THEN HE GRADUALLY FELL AWAY TO FINISH A DISTANT 3RD, A MINUTE BEHIND. CONSIDERING THAT A LAP OF MONACO CURRENTLY TAKES AROUND 1 MINUTE 15 SECONDS HE WAS ALMOST LAPPED LIKE ALL THE REMAINING RUNNERS BEHIND HIM. THIS MCLAREN 1-2 IS NOT ALL JOY FOR THE TEAM BECAUSE IT WAS ANNOUNCED LATER THAT THE FIA ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER MCLAREN WERE GUILTY OF USING TEAM ORDERS TO AFFECT THE RESULT. CLEARLY, MCLAREN WOULD NOT WANT HAMILTON TO ATTEMPT SOME OVERTAKING MOVE ON ALONSO, WHICH WOULD INEVITABLY END IN TEARS ALL ROUND AT THIS PARTICULAR CIRCUIT, AS HE MAY HAVE DONE BECAUSE HE WOULD WANT TO MAINTAIN HIS UNBEATEN RECORD IN ALL HIS PREVIOUS RACES AT MONACO IN DIFFERENT CLASSES. IT WAS ALSO MCLAREN'S 150TH GRAND PRIX VICTORY AND THEIR 14TH AT MONACO SO THEY WOULD BE EVEN LESS INCLINED TO COURT DISASTER YESTERDAY. MCLAREN HAVE ALWAYS ALLOWED THEIR DRIVERS TO RACE, REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES - REMEMBER PROST AND SENNA'S VARIOUS 'COMING TOGETHERS', BUT MONACO IS NOT THE SORT OF CIRCUIT WHERE YOU CAN IGNORE THE CONSEQUENCES ALTOGETHER - IT IS THE MOST UNFORGIVING TRACK ON THE CALENDAR WITH NO RUN OFF AREAS WHATSOEVER. ANYWAY, WE AWAIT THE FIA ADJUDICATION WITH INTEREST.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Fernando Alonso
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| 2.
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Lewis Hamilton
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| 3.
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Felipe Massa
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| 4.
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Giancarlo Fisichella
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| 5.
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Nico Rosberg
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| 6.
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Mark Webber
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| 7.
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Nick Heidfeld
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| 8.
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Robert Kubica
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| 9.
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Rubens Barrichello
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| 10.
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Jenson Button
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| 11.
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Alexander Wurz
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| 12.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi
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| 13.
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David Coulthard
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| 14.
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Jarno Trulli
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| 15.
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Heikki Kovalainen
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| 16.
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Kimi Raikkonen
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| 17.
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Anthony Davidson
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| 18.
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Scott Speed
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| 19.
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Aidrian Sutil
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| 20.
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Ralph Schumacher
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| 21.
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Takuma Sato
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| 22.
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Christijan Albers
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Fernando Alonso
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| 2.
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Lewis Hamilton
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| 3.
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Felipe Massa
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| 4.
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Giancarlo Fisichella
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| 5.
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Robert Kubica
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| 6.
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Nick Heidfeld
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| 7.
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Alexander Wurz
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| 8.
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Kimi Raikkonen
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Fernando Alonso
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38
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| =Lewis Hamilton
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38
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| Felipe Massa
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33
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| Kimi Raikkonen
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23
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| Nick Heidfeld
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18
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| Giancarlo Fisichella
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13
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| Robert Kubica
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12
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| Nico Rosberg
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5
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Constructors :
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| McLaren
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76
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| Ferrari
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56
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| BMW
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30
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| Renault
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16
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| Williams
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7
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| Toyota
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5
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| Red Bull Racing
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4
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| Super Aguri
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1
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| Scuderia Toro Rosso
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0
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| Honda
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0
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| Spyker
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0
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Race Results posted by
David Little
28th May 2007
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