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| Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand Prix and took the lead in the Formula One Drivers' Championship. After two hours and 76 laps (253.840 kms), he took the chequered flag 3.0sec ahead of Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) and 4.8sec ahead of Felipe Massa (Ferrari). Lewis's team mate Heikki Kovalainen came home eighth. He was not able to engage a gear at the beginning of the formation lap and therefore had to start from the pit lane. It is Lewis' sixth Grand Prix victory and the second of the season after Australia. For McLaren it is the 15th victory in Monaco, and the sixth for the McLaren Mercedes partnership within 11 Grands Prix since Mika Häkkinen won in 1998. After the sixth of 18 Grands Prix, Lewis took the lead in the drivers' ranking with 38 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari/35) who was ninth today. Heikki is sixth overall with 15 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes moved up to second with 53 points; Ferrari leads with 69 points. |
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