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Detailed explanation-1: -In an eventful race, Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton took victory ahead of Ricciardo, who had lost time during a pitstop, when his engineers made a last second strategy call to swap to a different set of tyres while mechanics were already in the pit lane; as a result, the tyres arrived late to the car.

Detailed explanation-2: -Leclerc’s race unravelled as the Monaco track dried up after heavy rain delayed the start, with Ferrari opting to keep the polesitter out longer on wet tyres in a bid for a straight switch to dry tyres.

Detailed explanation-3: -F1 Grand Prix race results: Sergio Perez wins Monaco GP.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamilton, who details how he used to get “so nervous” for the Monte Carlo weekend, is a three-time winner in Monaco, three short of his hero Ayrton Senna and two off Michael Schumacher.

Detailed explanation-5: -Magnussen climbed a few positions to emerge in contention for the top 10 but unfortunately the Dane was forced to retire after 21 laps due to a power unit issue. “We had power unit issue of some sort, so we had to retire the car – there was nothing we could do about that sadly, ” Magnusses said.