Sebastian Vettel extended his lead at the top of the drivers' championship with victory in the Monaco Grand Prix.The Red Bull driver opened up a 2.4sec cushion after only one lap of Sunday's race and made his pole position count going into the first corner ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button. Vettel's team-mate, Mark Webber, suffered another slow start, falling in behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by the opening turn. Michael Schumacher, from fifth on the grid, suffered the worst getaway of the frontrunners as he dropped to 10th early on.Leading for one lap, Vettel made his dash into the pits on lap 16 but from the early round of stops it was Button who emerged the big winner. Having been pitched into clear air following his stop, Button blistered the following lap to leapfrog Vettel and grab the lead.Sebastian Vettel wins Monaco Grand Prix but Vitaly Petrov crashes out
Sebastian Vettel extended his lead at the top of the drivers' championship with victory in the Monaco Grand Prix.The Red Bull driver opened up a 2.4sec cushion after only one lap of Sunday's race and made his pole position count going into the first corner ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button. Vettel's team-mate, Mark Webber, suffered another slow start, falling in behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by the opening turn. Michael Schumacher, from fifth on the grid, suffered the worst getaway of the frontrunners as he dropped to 10th early on.Leading for one lap, Vettel made his dash into the pits on lap 16 but from the early round of stops it was Button who emerged the big winner. Having been pitched into clear air following his stop, Button blistered the following lap to leapfrog Vettel and grab the lead.
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