myownalias..... what are you smoking bro?..... "Hamilton got lucky in my view, first, Rosberg having issues, allowing him a free pass, then Red Bull screwing up Ricciardo's stop" Er.. NO.
The only issues Rosberg had was that he's wasn't good enough on the day, he's not a true racer, won't take risks in changing conditions. As Checo himself said "Monaco, rain, good drivers will come out on top".
At time of writing, the information I had based upon reporting trackside was that Rosberg had a brake issue, not a lack of confidence, given the latest information, I will give you that one.
Hamilton was lucky with Ricciardo's delayed pit stop, but he still had to make the call to stay out there, and then hold him off. He had to make up 12 seconds on Ricciardo in the first place to be in the same pit stop window and be able to benefit from the delayed pit stop. That was genius, and racing skills playing a big part !!!!
Hamilton made up the difference by virtue of Ricciardo's extra stop for Intermediate tires. I'm not saying Lewis' call to stay out of full wets was not inspired and certainly won him the race, it required a bit of luck and he received that luck courtesy of the Red Bull pit crew, Ricciardo would have been well out in front without the pitlane screwup.
Lewis was no-one near fast enough to overtake Ricciardo on track, infact the Red Bull was faster on the day. Sometimes fortune favors the brave and in this case, it did and Lewis claimed victory, he was well worth the win, Red Bull buckled under pressure and Lewis benefited, no-one can dispute that fact.
