zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Racing
/
Sebastian Vettel Gets First Ferrari Win In The Monaco Grand Prix Since 2001
Sebastian Vettel Gets First Ferrari Win In The Monaco Grand Prix Since 2001-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:22

Though he sat on pole position for the first time in nine years at the Monaco Grand Prix and looked about as thrilled as Kimi Raikkonen can, it was his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel who got the big win Sunday. A less dominant force than usual, Lewis Hamilton finished seventh after a disastrous qualifying run.

It’s the , which, in case you’re still stuck in 2007, was somehow 16 years ago. The Ferrari team doubled up on the excitement, with Raikkonen coming in second ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas.

The all-Ferrari front row and top-two finish put the team well into the top spot in the constructors’ championship, with 196 points to Mercedes’ 179. The other teams are in the double digits, for comparison. McLaren-Honda, with two DNFs recorded in Monaco, between its two cars. Good thing McLaren driver Fernando Alonso .

Things were decently calm at Monaco during the middle portions of the race, but a safety-car period for on lap 61 of the 78-lap race looked like it would shake things up. It didn’t do much at the top of the board, since Monaco is a bit of a conga line with few places to pass and plenty of places to hit the wall.

Hamilton did some passing during the race, after qualifying 14th and starting 13th thanks to . (Yes, he qualified behind both McLaren-Honda drivers.)

Hamilton made up enough ground to get seventh, but the end result was so unlike him that the points standings are getting ugly: Points leader Vettel could skip the next race and runner-up Hamilton could win it, and that would allow nothing more than for Hamilton to catch him in the points.

Regardless of the stretched-out championship picture, it was a decent race. And to think, we’ve still got .

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Racing
Cranky Gargoyle Walks At The Goodwood Revival
Cranky Gargoyle Walks At The Goodwood Revival
There I was, in a jovial mood with the sun shining overhead, on my way to look at some pre-war Bentleys at the 2019 when I found my way blocked by a crowd of people. Curious, I looked around and saw, to my shock, the petite gargoyle in the...
Jul 21, 2025
Haas F1 Team On Why It Didn’t Hire Nico Hülkenberg: We Need To Fix Our Car First
Haas F1 Team On Why It Didn’t Hire Nico Hülkenberg: We Need To Fix Our Car First
Renault driver is currently out of a ride next year, since with only 20 cars, F1 silly season is basically a prolonged game of musical chairs. Rest assured, though, Haas F1 was considering him—only to realize they needed to fix their race car before screwing around with anything else....
Jul 21, 2025
This Electric Smart Car Racing Crash Is Both Adorable And Extremely Intense
This Electric Smart Car Racing Crash Is Both Adorable And Extremely Intense
I didn’t know that an electric Smart car racing series existed until last night, and I’m absolutely heartbroken that I didn’t get to see the series’ Vallelunga race live. If you haven’t seen the clip yet, then strap in and get ready to see the most absurd racing accident you’ve...
Jul 21, 2025
Here's What Happened With Tesla's Ambitious First Attempt At The Nürburgring
Here's What Happened With Tesla's Ambitious First Attempt At The Nürburgring
Once again, has defied expectations. After wrapping up its first-ever Nürburgring test this week and heading home to America, it’s pulled off an apparent hand-timed seven minute, 24 second lap in one of its Model S test cars, a mere second slower than —but still nearly 20 seconds quicker...
Jul 21, 2025
Weekend Motorsports Roundup: September 21-22 [UPDATED]
Weekend Motorsports Roundup: September 21-22 [UPDATED]
This one’s a quiet weekend with only a few races going on, but you’re our loyal readers and you deserve to know where and when there are cars going round a track and how you can stick your eyeballs to them. If you feel like waking up real early...
Jul 21, 2025
Mazda MX-5 Cup Is The Wildest Racing Series In America And The Finale Happens This Weekend
Mazda MX-5 Cup Is The Wildest Racing Series In America And The Finale Happens This Weekend
Stick a bunch of racers eager to make a mark on the sport into identically prepared Mazda MX-5 race cars, and let them loose on some of the best race tracks in North America, and you’re bound to see some exhilarating racing action. The Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup...
Jul 21, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved