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/ 25 May 2008

Hamilton triumphant amid Monaco mayhem

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton battled to a masterful Monaco Grand Prix victory on Sunday despite hitting the barriers on an afternoon of mayhem on the principality’s slippery streets. ”This has got to be the highlight of my career, and it will be the highlight for the rest of my life,” declared the ecstatic Briton.

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/ 23 May 2008

Mosley sex scandal casts shadow over Monaco GP

As the sun rose and shone, at last, on the traditional Friday rest day at the Monaco Grand Prix, the lurid shadow cast by the Max Mosley sex scandal continued to eclipse even the best efforts of the drivers. It barely mattered that 23-year-old Lewis Hamilton had performed brilliantly to set the fastest time for McLaren-Mercedes in Thursday’s opening practice sessions.

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/ 22 May 2008

Ferrari strong, but Hamilton determined in Monaco

After four consecutive victories, the championship-leading Ferrari team and their defending world champion, Kimi Raikkonen, are expecting to be the dominant force again in Monaco on Sunday. The Finn, who leads this year’s title race ahead of Ferrari teammate Brazilian Felipe Massa, is convinced the Italian scuderia is in excellent shape.

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/ 28 May 2007

McLaren confident they did not break the rules

McLaren claim they are confident an investigation into their team tactics in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix will clear them of breaking the rules. Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, launched an inquiry on Monday after Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton posted a processional 1-2 for McLaren without ever fighting each other for the lead.

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/ 27 May 2007

Alonso in landmark McLaren win

Spain’s two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso won his second successive Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to record his McLaren team’s 150th success. Alonso — recording his 17th career victory — beat home teammate Lewis Hamilton, who finished in his fourth successive second place in his maiden season.

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/ 26 May 2007

Alonso grabs 16th career pole position

Defending double drivers’ world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain on Saturday grabbed pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix. The 25-year-old McLaren Mercedes-Benz driver, who won last year’s race for Renault, snatched the prime grid starting position with a late fast lap to outpace Lewis Hamilton.

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/ 23 May 2007

Lewis Hamilton living his dream

Lewis Hamilton will continue to live his dream on Sunday when the British racing sensation competes in his first Monaco Formula One Grand Prix as world championship leader. Getting a maiden career win in the principality in front of the rich and famous would cap one of the most stunning debuts in the sport.

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/ 22 April 2007

Nadal beats Federer to win Monte Carlo title

Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his third Monte Carlo Masters Series in succession when he extended his record winning streak on clay to 67 matches with a 6-4 6-4 defeat of world number one Roger Federer in Sunday’s final. The double French Open champion became the second player to win three straight titles in the principality.

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/ 16 April 2007

Safin carries clay momentum to Monte Carlo

Marat Safin carried his clay-court momentum from last weekend’s Davis Cup victory into the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters as he ousted Finn Jarkko Nieminen 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday. The former world number one from Russia was joined in the second round by Frenchman Julien Benneteau a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 winner over Benjamin Balleret.

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/ 28 May 2006

Alonso grabs first win at Monaco

Defending world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain drove from pole position to a clear and consummate victory for Renault in Sunday’s controversy-hit Monaco Grand Prix. His first win in the Principality, in the wake of Saturday’s extraordinary penalty that sent disgraced rival Michael Schumacher from pole to the back of the grid.

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/ 28 May 2006

Schumacher stripped of Monaco pole

Michael Schumacher was dramatically stripped of pole position and placed last on the grid for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix late on Saturday. The International Motorsport Federation, motor racing’s governing body, came down hard on the seven-time champion after finding him guilty of ”deliberately stopping his car in the middle of the track”.

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/ 27 May 2006

Schumacher denies cheating claims

Michael Schumacher denied cheating deliberately to gain pole position as the Monaco Grand Prix plunged into controversy during qualifying on Saturday. The seven-times champion dominated the session to grab his 67th pole position but was afterwards accused of cheating by rival drivers and his former boss, Renault chief Flavio Briatore.