Monaco GP - A first podium
Montecarlo, 24th May 2009
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro secured its first podium finish of the season, thanks to Kimi Raikkonen’s determined drive to third place and Felipe Massa finished right behind him, to give the Scuderia its best finish of the season. This solid result sees the team move up to fourth in the Constructors’ Championship. Jenson Button’s incredible season continues as the Englishman took his fifth win from six starts and his Brawn team mate, Rubens Barrichello was second.
As the cars lined up on the grid, Kimi was on the front row in second place and Felipe was on the pole side in fifth place. Button was on pole in the Brawn and Kimi was starting with a lower fuel load than the Englishman. Glock was starting from the pits in the Toyota.
Button and Barrichello led the field away, with Kimi down to third, followed by Vettel and Felipe, the German almost squeezing past the Ferrari off the line. Then came Rosberg, Kovalainen, Webber, Alonso, Nakajima, making up the top ten. Lap 3 and Kimi was 3.1 down on the leader, Felipe was 5.6 down. Lap 6 and Massa, definitely quicker than Vettel pulled alongside the Red Bull on the exit to the tunnel, but could not get past. One lap later he tried again, overshot the chicane and in letting Vettel past again to avoid a penalty, he also let Rosberg go by, thus losing a place for the Ferrari man. Vettel’s tyres were in trouble and he was holding up the entire field, allowing the two Brawns and Kimi to pull away, with the Finn 4.7 seconds down on the leader Button. Vettel pitted on lap 10, so that Rosberg and Felipe moved up. The yellow flags came out on lap 11 when Buemi crashed into the back of Piquet putting both men out of the race.
Lap 12 and Kimi was putting the pressure on Barrichello, trailing by just 0.2 seconds. One lap later, Felipe in fifth set the fastest race lap so far, until Rosberg in fourth, did the same a lap later. Kimi made his first refuelling stop on lap 15, rejoining in seventh. Vettel crashed at Ste Devote on lap 16 and retired. Barrichello pitted then. Button pitted from the lead on 17, promoting Rosberg to the lead, but more importantly, the Englishman had managed to get out ahead of Felipe, so the top three was now Rosberg, Button and Massa. Button and Felipe moved up to first and second as Rosberg came down pit lane. Kovalainen was now third followed by Webber, Barrichello, Raikkonen sixth.
Felipe refuelled on lap 20 and it was a well timed stop as he it brought him out in seventh, getting him ahead of Rosberg again. Kovalainen pitted from third on 21 so Felipe was now sixth, two places behind his team-mate. On lap 20, the order was Button, 16.7 ahead of team mate Barrichello, with Kimi third 3.0 behind the Brazilian. Next was Alonso, yet to pit, with Felipe 5th, 23 seconds down on the leader, followed by Webber, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Nakajima and Bourdais tenth.
When Alonso finally refuelled, Felipe moved up to fourth. On lap 31, Barrichello, Kimi and then Felipe all set the fastest lap. From now on, the two Ferraris were the fastest cars on track and by lap 39, Kimi was 2.7 off second placed Barrichello, while Felipe was 2.8 behind the Finn. Button had a comfortable lead of 15.2. Fifth was Webber, then came Rosberg, Kovalainen, Bourdais, Fisichella and Alonso completing the top ten. By lap 48, Kimi had cut the gap to Barrichello to 1.9.
Barrichello and Button pitted so that on lap 52 Kimi led from Button, with Felipe third ahead of Webber. Then Kimi refuelled on lap 53 dropping to fifth, losing a bit of time with a sticking wheel, so that Felipe was now second, 0.9 behind Button, but yet to make his second stop. The Brazilian finally refuelled on lap 56, at the same time as Webber. With the leaders all fuelled to the flag, the order was now Button, Barrichello, Raikkonen, Massa, Webber, Rosberg, Alonso, with Bourdais eighth in the last of the points positions.
With ten laps to go, the Brawns looked invincible in front of Kimi, while Felipe was closing steadily on his team mate. Webber was 4.0 behind Felipe, with Rosberg, Alonso and Bourdais in the remaining points places. From then on the order remained the same to the flag.
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro secured its first podium finish of the season, thanks to Kimi Raikkonen’s determined drive to third place and Felipe Massa finished right behind him, to give the Scuderia its best finish of the season. This solid result sees the team move up to fourth in the Constructors’ Championship. Jenson Button’s incredible season continues as the Englishman took his fifth win from six starts and his Brawn team mate, Rubens Barrichello was second.
As the cars lined up on the grid, Kimi was on the front row in second place and Felipe was on the pole side in fifth place. Button was on pole in the Brawn and Kimi was starting with a lower fuel load than the Englishman. Glock was starting from the pits in the Toyota.
Button and Barrichello led the field away, with Kimi down to third, followed by Vettel and Felipe, the German almost squeezing past the Ferrari off the line. Then came Rosberg, Kovalainen, Webber, Alonso, Nakajima, making up the top ten. Lap 3 and Kimi was 3.1 down on the leader, Felipe was 5.6 down. Lap 6 and Massa, definitely quicker than Vettel pulled alongside the Red Bull on the exit to the tunnel, but could not get past. One lap later he tried again, overshot the chicane and in letting Vettel past again to avoid a penalty, he also let Rosberg go by, thus losing a place for the Ferrari man. Vettel’s tyres were in trouble and he was holding up the entire field, allowing the two Brawns and Kimi to pull away, with the Finn 4.7 seconds down on the leader Button. Vettel pitted on lap 10, so that Rosberg and Felipe moved up. The yellow flags came out on lap 11 when Buemi crashed into the back of Piquet putting both men out of the race.
Lap 12 and Kimi was putting the pressure on Barrichello, trailing by just 0.2 seconds. One lap later, Felipe in fifth set the fastest race lap so far, until Rosberg in fourth, did the same a lap later. Kimi made his first refuelling stop on lap 15, rejoining in seventh. Vettel crashed at Ste Devote on lap 16 and retired. Barrichello pitted then. Button pitted from the lead on 17, promoting Rosberg to the lead, but more importantly, the Englishman had managed to get out ahead of Felipe, so the top three was now Rosberg, Button and Massa. Button and Felipe moved up to first and second as Rosberg came down pit lane. Kovalainen was now third followed by Webber, Barrichello, Raikkonen sixth.
Felipe refuelled on lap 20 and it was a well timed stop as he it brought him out in seventh, getting him ahead of Rosberg again. Kovalainen pitted from third on 21 so Felipe was now sixth, two places behind his team-mate. On lap 20, the order was Button, 16.7 ahead of team mate Barrichello, with Kimi third 3.0 behind the Brazilian. Next was Alonso, yet to pit, with Felipe 5th, 23 seconds down on the leader, followed by Webber, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Nakajima and Bourdais tenth.
When Alonso finally refuelled, Felipe moved up to fourth. On lap 31, Barrichello, Kimi and then Felipe all set the fastest lap. From now on, the two Ferraris were the fastest cars on track and by lap 39, Kimi was 2.7 off second placed Barrichello, while Felipe was 2.8 behind the Finn. Button had a comfortable lead of 15.2. Fifth was Webber, then came Rosberg, Kovalainen, Bourdais, Fisichella and Alonso completing the top ten. By lap 48, Kimi had cut the gap to Barrichello to 1.9.
Barrichello and Button pitted so that on lap 52 Kimi led from Button, with Felipe third ahead of Webber. Then Kimi refuelled on lap 53 dropping to fifth, losing a bit of time with a sticking wheel, so that Felipe was now second, 0.9 behind Button, but yet to make his second stop. The Brazilian finally refuelled on lap 56, at the same time as Webber. With the leaders all fuelled to the flag, the order was now Button, Barrichello, Raikkonen, Massa, Webber, Rosberg, Alonso, with Bourdais eighth in the last of the points positions.
With ten laps to go, the Brawns looked invincible in front of Kimi, while Felipe was closing steadily on his team mate. Webber was 4.0 behind Felipe, with Rosberg, Alonso and Bourdais in the remaining points places. From then on the order remained the same to the flag.
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