Monaco Grand Prix LIVE: Lewis Hamilton dedicates win to Niki Lauda after thrilling Max Verstappen battle
Re-live the latest from the sixth Grand Prix of the 2019 season
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Your support makes all the difference.Lewis Hamilton took his fourth victory of the season and his third on the streets of Monaco after a thrilling battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen, extending his championship lead over Valtteri Bottas in the process.
Despite leading from pole position, an early safety car caused by Charles Leclerc's puncture leaving debris across the track after he hit the wall changed the complexion of the race, with Hamilton needing to nurse his tyres to the end against the attacking Verstappen - the Red Bull youngster needing to pass the leader and build a gap after receiving a five-second penalty for hitting Bottas in the pits.
But Hamilton was able to see the victory home, even after contact with Hamilton two laps from the finish, to take his fourth victory of the season. As a result of Verstappen's penalty, Sebastian Vettel finished second with Bottas third. Re-live the drama below.
What time does it start?
The Monaco Grand Prix starts at 2:10pm on Sunday 26 May.
Where can I watch it?
The race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1 from 12:30pm. Highlights will be shown on Channel 4 at 7pm.
Starting grid
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 10.166secs
2 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:10.252
3 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:10.641
4 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:10.947
5 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Red Bull 1:11.041
6 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:11.109
7 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Renault 1:11.218
8 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:11.271
9 Carlos Sainz (Spa) McLaren 1:11.417
10 Alexander Albon (Tha) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:11.653
11 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:11.670
12 Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren 1:11.724
13 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:12.027
14 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:12.115
15 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1:12.149
16 Sergio Perez (Mex) Racing Point 1:12.233
17 Lance Stroll (Can) Racing Point 1:12.846
18 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:12.185 + three-place grid penalty
19 George Russell (Gbr) Williams 1:13.477
20 Robert Kubica (Pol) Williams 1:13.751
Lap 26: Red Bull let Verstappen know about the time penalty, and lay out what it means for them:
We can serve it at the next pit stop, or it will be added to our time at the end. Or you can overtake Hamilton and drive off into the distance, I'll leave it up to you Max.
Lap 28: Gasly stops from fifth. The second Red Bull driver didn't stop on the first safety car in order to make up track position, and it looks like a decision that has worked out nicely as he returns out into ninth - four places ahead of Ricciardo who was in fifth before the safety car.
Lap 29: This is starting to get interesting. Verstappen is glued to the back of Hamilton, and is forcing the Mercedes driver to increase the pace at the front which is exactly what he doesn't want to do. More pace = more tyre degradation and a need to stop again for Hamilton and Verstappen, which would gift Vettel victory if he doesn't need to stop again.
Lap 30: It's raining! Only a few spots at the moment, but the teams are looking nervously at the skies as the field continues on slicks.
Lap 33: Kvyat pits from sixth and just misses out on returning to the track in eighth as Sainz get by. However, with Albon still fifth, the Toro Rossos are on for a healthy double-points finish at the moment.
Lap 34: Hamilton reports that his front tyres are beginning to split and there's virtually no chance that they can go the distance from here. However, Verstappen's aren't all that great eight, and you've got to think that they will both have to commit to two-stop races. Could this race be falling into the hands of Ferrari?
Lap 36: Running order
1. Hamilton
2. Verstappen
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Albon
6. Grosjean
7. Gasly
8. Sainz
9. Kvyat
10. Norris
Lap 38: As we reach half-way distance of what has been a relentless race so far, we still have plenty to sort out here. The rain has disappeared for now, so it looks like it's going to become a tyre-saving stint from the front two to decide this one.
Lap 39: Raikkonen complains on the radio that Stroll deliberately drove into him, having locked up at the Loews Hairpin and running wide before cutting back to the racing line. Raikkonen was alongside him, and the contact was to Raikkonen's front-right against the sidepod of Stroll's car, and the Racing Point disappears into the pits by the end of the lap.
Lap 41: Albon pits from fifth position and he's lost track position there to both Sainz and teammate Kvyat, though he's back out in ninth and safely inside the top 10. That promotes Grosjean to fifth, but interestingly the man to watch is Gasly in sixth as if all four of the leaders have to pit again, he is close enough to inherit the lead on much fresher tyres.
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