F1 2015: Rosberg takes surprise win at Monaco GP

If we were the Mercedes AMG F1 crew, we’d have been running for cover after the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix. That’s just how palpable the tension in the air was on the podium at Monte Carlo. Lewis Hamilton stood third, silently seething about the pitstop gaffe that meant he lost out on the race win to team-mate Nico Rosberg. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was all smiles having finished second. And Rosberg, having taken a third consecutive Monaco GP win, was understandably delighted. For the first 65 laps of the race, it seemed impossible that the race win would fall to anyone other than Hamilton. And then, as it so often happens in motor racing, things suddenly changed.

Let’s rewind a little, though. When it comes to qualifying on the streets of Monte Carlo, it was Lewis Hamilton who took a fine pole …