Ferrari's one-two punch at the Monaco GP

That was a weekend to frame if you're one of the Ferraristi. First the double pole after qualifying and then the first two places in the race - it doesn't get any better than that. And anyone who opens the history books of the carmakers from Maranello will see that such a double victory in Monaco is also a rarity for Ferrari. Only in 1999 with Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine and in 2001 with Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello did this feat succeed. After a 16-year break, Ferrari reclaimed victory in furious fashion and did so in double figures for the third time.

Raikkönen takes pole, Vettel wins the race
Raikkonen hasn't been seen beaming like this for a long time - if the Iceman's performance on Sunday can be described as beaming at all. It was supposedly his first pole after 129 races and this in Monaco, at whose Grand Prix the first starting position is practically equivalent to a victory. Of course, he must have expected to win on Sunday, a superior car, pole position at the start and his years of successful racing career behind him, what could go wrong. And the race went as planned: Pole, start and lead. Raikkonen led the race and seemed to be on course for victory. It was only thanks to the quick pit stop that Vettel was able to wrest the lead from his stablemate and win the GP. Raikkönnen found it difficult to be happy about his podium finish and looked correspondingly sour from the podium. It was certainly bitter to have to give up a victory he thought was safe. For Ferrari, however, this meant a double lead, double pole and double victory!

Much curiosity among the other teams
I don't want to go into too much detail now, but the Monaco Grand Prix still had some cabinet pieces to offer. A "oberbesch..." Weekend had to register probably Lewis Hamilton. For the first time in what felt like an eternity, he failed to make it into Q3 in qualifying. The culprit was a car he couldn't seem to get under control and an accident on his final and decisive lap in Q2, which led to the unexpected cancellation of Q2 and relegated Hamilton to 13th on the grid. It was thanks to his strong character and fabulous driving skills that he ended up finishing the race in 7th place.

Honda delivered another big surprise. On the one hand, Janeson Button replaced Fernando Alonso, who was away at the American Indycar Series. Secondly, both McLaren drivers shone with 9th and 10th place on the grid and thus both ended up in Q3. Unfortunately, bad luck would have it that Jenson Button collided with Pascal Wehrlein and retired and Vandoorne actually ran out of road. A whole particularly annoying weekend, considering that both Honda drivers had good chances of scoring points. In the accident with Button, Pascal Wehrlein on Sauber delivered an unprecedented interlude, "parking" his car sideways vertically on the side of the car against the guardrail, the right wheels in the air, the left wheels on the ground. Such an artistic performance has never been seen in Monaco before. Fortunately, the young German did not suffer any serious injuries.

The Monaco Grand Prix raised many hopes, but in the end buried many dreams. But with Sebastian Vettel, a just winner was chosen and Ferrari was right to celebrate.