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Red Bull Racing celebrates third straight Monaco GP win
Red Bull Racing Press Release
Edited: Jun 1, 2018, 1:52 PM
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Car 2 MARK WEBBER, Finish Position: WINNER!, Start Position: 1st “An incredible day; this place gives you such amazing memories. There were different parts of the race where I had to be incredibly focused and make sure we really capitalized on the positioning we had. A good friend of mine sent me a text message this morning and said ‘You’re in charge, you’re in front and in charge’ and we were, but you can get bitten here very quickly. There were a few key stages around the stops that were interesting. Sebastian had his tires very hot and was quick at that point and I couldn’t get mine going, but once he pitted I reverted my attention back to Nico (Rosberg) and just looked after the rears until the end of the race. Then the rain came, which around here is very, very tough. But we had composure and experience and great team work on the pit wall. It’s a tough nut to crack this race, but we did it again. I had both hands on it today and I wasn’t going to let go.”
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing and Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing, Sporting Director and Adrian Newey, Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer
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Car 1 SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Finish Position: 4th, Start Position: 9th “It would have been nice to have been on the podium today. I think the speed was there, but in the end we had the same strategy as the leaders, just the other way round. It was quite difficult as we were on older tires, but we had some good laps and we gained roughly around eight seconds, so that was strong. After that I was in traffic and it’s difficult to pass in Monaco, as I showed last year and Mark showed this year. We were hoping some of the leaders would be forced to do two stops, but unfortunately Kimi (Raikonnen) made quite a big gap behind me, so the leaders had clean air after their first stop. That helped them and it made it more difficult for us, but we started ninth and considering it’s hard to pass here, then to gain five places was a good day. It’s definitely good for Mark to win here and also for the team to get their third Monaco win in a row – it’s impressive.”
CHRISTIAN HORNER, Team Principal: "It’s a fantastic result for the team to achieve a third consecutive victory in Monte Carlo. Mark drove an immaculate race and after a very clean get away, he controlled the race from the front. We weren’t sure if it was going to be a one or two-stop strategy heading into the race, but Mark did such a good job on the soft tire that he bought the option to make a one-stop really work and delivered the pace when he needed to. Despite some heart stopping moments in the last few laps, he controlled his pace fantastically well and never looked under threat. With Sebastian, after a good start he was in a high speed train in sixth place until all the soft runners pitted and then he had his window of opportunity to put in some really competitive lap times on the worn hard tire and that, together with a fantastic pit stop today, enabled him to jump both Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton. So first and fourth is a great team result, it’s great to achieve a result like this, especially when all our partners are here in the Principality. All the races carry the same amount of points, but some are that little bit more special to win.”
CYRIL DUMONT, Renault: “It’s simply fantastic. It’s the third time in a row that Red Bull-Renault has won the Monaco Grand Prix. I think Mark made a very solid race; he started from pole position and managed to maintain it throughout the race. For Seb, it was much more difficult – he started ninth and so it’s a pretty good result to move up to fourth, even if we do believe that we could have finished even a bit further up. I think we could have even got a one and two today, but the main thing is that we have increased our lead in the Constructors’ Championship and that’s the main key to keep in mind for today. It’s a very special race and it’s fantastic for everybody.”
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