The first half of the Monaco Grand Prix was, let’s face it, a bit dull, but things picked up as the race started to unravel. Nico Hülkenberg’s Renault gave up after 17 laps, and he stopped with a gearbox problem before the pit stop window opened. One-stop strategies were the norm, and the pit stop action allowed Vettel to get ahead of Räikkönen and Ricciardo to get ahead of both Bottas and Verstappen. Thus it was Ferrari and Ricciardo that took to the podium once the chequered flag was waved.