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Vettel ‘surprised' to come out ahead of Raikkonen
Sebastian Vettel has said there was no pre-determined plan to knock Kimi Raikkonen off top spot as the German clinched victory at the Monaco Grand Prix. A longer first stint from Vettel allowed him to get back out of the pits ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and take his third victory of the 2017 season to open up a 25-point lead at the top of the World Championship standings. But Vettel revealed that he was surprised as anyone to make the race-winning over-cut stick. 'It feels unbelievable. It was a very intense race,' said Vettel to interviewer Nico Rosberg. 'I hoped to have a better launch at the start and I had to be patient. 'The tyres started to slide in the first stint and the pack...
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