27 May 2013, 02:21 (Ref:3253769)
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Originally Posted by IceMan_PJN
Obviously Red Bull wasn't the best team here. They had nothing on Mercedes. The only reason they finished ahead of Lewis is dumb luck. Had the safety car come out at a different time, they wouldn't have finished ahead of Hamilton. After they ended up ahead, Lewis was faster but couldn't quite pull off a pass because it's Monaco, where it's possible but notoriously difficult.
Also, I have to give Mercedes credit for going faster longer than the other teams, which is especially huge after their history of demolishing tires.
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Actually it was not dumb luck for Red Bull, just dumb from Hamilton and Mercedes for not being aware
Force India for me
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