Mark the Multiple Monaco Winner!

POSTED ON May 28th, 2012

Monaco 2012 win

Mark drove a brilliantly controlled race to win the Monaco Grand Prix for a second time on Sunday. He started from pole position and led from lights-to-flag in what was the closest top four finish in the history of the race.

“I’m absolutely delighted,” says Mark. “It was a tough race and I only knew I had it won when I came out of the final corner on the last lap; prior to that I couldn’t relax for one moment. The start and the pitstop were key, and they both went well – and I did a bit of work in between!

“Only the other day I watched the 1982 Monaco GP on TV, when Alain Prost crashed out of the lead with two laps to go. You can never get ahead of yourself around here because it has the ability to bite you.”

All of the front-runners opted for a one-stop strategy and the top four cars were separated by just 1.3s at the chequered flag. It was a tense and hard-fought victory from Mark, and what made it harder than his previous victory in the Principality in 2010 was the constant threat of rain and the ever-changing track conditions.

“I was happy with how my stint on the super-soft tyre went at the start of the race,” says Mark. “But the prime tyre was much harder work because it was very difficult to warm up. There was no heat in the front tyres, and I was aware that Sebastian [Vettel] had been doing good lap times when he was on the prime at the start of the race.

“After Sebastian made his pitstop, I reverted my attention to Nico [Rosberg] in second place and on the weather. There was a constant threat of rain and it started to spit at various times, so it was difficult to tell how slippery the track was from one corner to the next. There were also a lot of marbles on the track, particularly through Turn 3.”

Mark is the sixth different winner from the opening six races, and he now lies second in the World Championship, three points off leader Fernando Alonso.

“In the end, we got the absolute maximum from the race. I was really pleased with my pole position and the race was harder than my win in 2010 because the car wasn’t as competitive relative to the opposition. It was a great result.

“A win here means twice as much as anywhere else, even if there are still only 25 points available. It was also a timely result on the back of a difficult race at Barcelona two weeks ago. Consistency is going to be key this weekend, then when you have the chance to get a result like this, you have to grab it with both hands.”

There’s now a two-week gap in the calendar, prior to the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. “Hopefully the championship will now settle down, but with these Pirelli tyres you never know. There could be a seventh different winner at the next race!”

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Dana79 POSTED June 07th, 2012

A BIT LATE… CONGRATULATION ON YOUR VICTORY! YOU WIN, I WIN! I RECEIVED YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Stuart POSTED June 06th, 2012

The only multiple Grand prix winner in the last 8 races! Go forth and win the Championship you deserve

Anci POSTED June 05th, 2012

Well done! It´s nice to have You infront of Vettel!!!!!!!!!

Gene POSTED June 03rd, 2012

Congratulations Mark. We were all watching live your fantastic race win. Well done.

Sasha POSTED May 31st, 2012

Здравствуй Mark, поздравляю тебя с победой в Монако, мне понравилась гонка, новых тебе побед!!!

Mandy POSTED May 31st, 2012

I congratulate you on your great race finally worked it You deserve it and are a true winner good luck for the next race I’ll follow you all and fingers firmly crossed. There you grüst sincerely Mandy from the sports shop
in Pontresina

Aris POSTED May 30th, 2012

We want to see u win the championship this year! cmon

Sabine Strack POSTED May 30th, 2012

Congratulations Mark! Great Race! I see you in Silverstone!
Good luck and best wishes from Germany!!

Andy POSTED May 30th, 2012

I stood up for you when they played the national anthem as my heart was pounding for the last ten laps for you to win. Really good stuff!

Andrew POSTED May 29th, 2012

Congrats Mark. Fabulous start and you comfortably controlled the race throughout. Well done on making it two from three at Monaco.. Now time to close a deal with Ferrari..

Frogman POSTED May 29th, 2012

Well done champ:) excellent race!

stuart hearn POSTED May 29th, 2012

I did not watch, but I had this very strong feeling that when I awoke , I would see the Win
Would love to meet you , maybe Le Tour time.
You are a true role model, a complete driver and man

Tom POSTED May 29th, 2012

Great win Mark, my heart was pounding the whole race! Much deserved.

Carlos POSTED May 29th, 2012

You know you’ve got what it takes. Go to the very top Mark!

Mario POSTED May 29th, 2012

I love you Mark! Great win, fantastic drive! Excellent, “well done”. Keep on doing to clinch it! You gave me fantastic moments so many times.
Greatings from Poland.
Cheers.

Sacha POSTED May 29th, 2012

Well done mate.
Great start. Great race. More of these and you’re there mate. Good Luck. Enjoy every moment.

Neil Watt POSTED May 29th, 2012

You Beauty!!!!!! Absolutely Awesome – one of your best races – and you showed who is number one!!!

Alison POSTED May 29th, 2012

A fantastic performance from qualifying through to the end of the race. You deserve it. You are just getting better and better.
Congratulations
Love Alison in the Lake District

kirsty POSTED May 29th, 2012

Absolutely fantastic! Well done. You kept everything together right from the get go. Enjoy the win, you deserve it – awesome. My jaw is aching, I’ve not stopped smiling yet.

Jay POSTED May 29th, 2012

YOU BLOODY RIPPER MARK!!! My heart was in my mouth the entire race, and like you, I couldn’t relax until I saw you round that last corner before the flag. Now, hopefully, your WHOLE team will give you the respect you have always deserved! Have a lovely rest, and I look forward to barracking for you in Canada!

Wendy POSTED May 28th, 2012

You beauty! Well done Mark. Knew you could do it. Great start. Wonderful race. Amazing concentration. Congratulations. You deserved it. Enjoy.

Tony Toth POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great job Mark. Congratulations on the win in Monaco.

Manuel POSTED May 28th, 2012

Congrats Mark!
I only thought: If Mark will led after the first corner, he will win Monaco 2012… and you did!

Hope you win the championship this year.

Kind regards from Austria

Peter POSTED May 28th, 2012

Impressive.

Richard POSTED May 28th, 2012

Your best start Mark. Congratulations on your drive yesterday to win in Monaco. You have now set the bench mark for the rest of the season. Enjoy the win.
Looking forward to the next race in Montreal.
All the very best, let that Aussie grit shine through.

Johanna POSTED May 28th, 2012

Huge congratulations on a fabulous, well-earned victory Mark, so thrilled for you. Hope it’s the first of many more this season on the way to the title! Jo x

NATALIA RINCON POSTED May 28th, 2012

incredible incredible mark! congratulattion for the victory!! and more in a circuit that demonstrates the ability of a good driver and you’ve done a second time! let’s go mark !!!
(on lap 1 and wished the race had just) be sure you made an eternal career …
kisses from barcelona

Ward POSTED May 28th, 2012

Awesome mate, simply awesome!!

chris POSTED May 28th, 2012

Fantastic win Mark. Next time don’t scare us like that, near the end.

Petra POSTED May 28th, 2012

Mark, YOU did it!!!! Great Qualifying, brilliant race start, perfect choosen strategy, fast pitstop, smart racing and finally excellent backflip. A superb weekend from your team and yourself Mark. Huge Congratulation! Enjoy it! Petra

Michael Taylor POSTED May 28th, 2012

You are driving in one of the great eras of formula one, and you are winning races! Congratulations on cementing your position as a bonafide member of the elite and the respected, with a superb drive under pressure. Love hearing that national anthem on the world stage. Great drive.

Marianne POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great race.Congratulations Mark.
Enjoy your victory.
All the best from Luxemburg

Steve POSTED May 28th, 2012

Absolutely brilliant Mark! Monaco sorts the men from the boys the real drivers from the rest and you have done it twice! Big cheers from Yass!

Chris POSTED May 28th, 2012

You nailed that start Mark, would not want to have been a man standing between you and that first turn.

Great composure in the last 10 laps not to mentioned fitness levels too!

Aussie Grit.

From Chris, an Aussie living in London

Rod POSTED May 28th, 2012

Congratulation Mark , well deserved 1st place.

Agnieszka POSTED May 28th, 2012

Congratulations on the fantastic win! It was so great to see you in front of everybody and then smiling so brightly receiving the trophy from the prince. The start was amazing, so smooth and fast. Monaco is an exceptional place, the track looks so narrow and dangerous, wow, you must have stayed so focused all the time. The tyre strategy proved effective as well. And now you are third in the general classification, that’s the right direction, Champion! Stay focused, stay winning, there’s so much waiting for you and you deserve best things only! Can’t wait to see you win in Canada All the best from Poland

Alistair POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great Pole, Great Start, Great Race, Great Team Stratagy, Great Win, Great Team Result. Congratulations Mark, Congratulations Red Bull Racing!!

psycho budgie POSTED May 28th, 2012

An absolute classic mate, beautifully done – congratulations.

Murray POSTED May 28th, 2012

If you start every race this year like that you will get your world Champonship. You always have my full support here in Brisbane, Even if your starts are hard to watch

Victoria POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great work, Mark! Congratulations!!!

Trevor Parrott POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great race Mark good luck for the rest of the season form all of us in Australia.

Doug Stuart POSTED May 28th, 2012

Trusting your own feelings gets the results you deserve.Enjoy the moment there will be more to come with your race attitude. Gold Coast Australia

bren POSTED May 28th, 2012

Congrats mate. Well deserved win. I’m leaving Sydney to come to the Silverstone GP to see you win there. Keep it up mate!!

Paul POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great race. Bring on Canada.We need to here Australian national anthem a bit more.

Fantasitic drive Mark!!

The whole nations is behind you, great to hear Advance Australia Fair, echoing through the streets of Monte Carlo!
Onward to Montreal and victory!

Anthony Quin POSTED May 28th, 2012

It was difficult to watch the last 10 laps. I was on the edge of the bed. Baby sleeping and the Ms’s telling me to shut up but it was all worth it to cheer you on. Well done!
Quinny
Viet Nam.

Well done Mark! Fantastic drive, incredibly controlled throughout! Thoroughly deserved!

Adam POSTED May 28th, 2012

Well done Mark great start off the line and a great win

Congrats mate, well controlled win, loved it! Good luck for the rest of the year mate, just keep chipping away.

Leanne Crampton POSTED May 28th, 2012

Well done.Love Tibooburra xxxxx

JULES POSTED May 28th, 2012

Mark, you are a legend mate. Lets get some wins and then dream of The Championship. Just brilliant, made my w/e by a country mile.

claudio POSTED May 28th, 2012

Fantastic race! And now the mondial Championship!

Damian POSTED May 28th, 2012

Mr Webber, congratulations.
From the photo of you pool side, it is written all over that huge smile, how you feel. You have tamed that fire in you in a way that you have total inner control… awesome.
I feel so proud of you and I don’t even know you!! Cheers from OZ.

David Spinner POSTED May 28th, 2012

What a great season so far with the record 6 winner from 6 races. Mark, chalking up yet another win, and to do it here in Monaco must be so sweet. Keep it up cobber. Best Wishes from Adelaide.

Daniel POSTED May 28th, 2012

Congratulations mark, I watched you win in Monaco in 2010 at my first f1 gp. Now 2 yrs later you do it again. Keep up the good work.

Dina A. POSTED May 28th, 2012

WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!YES, YES, YES!! YOU BEAUTY! YOU DID IT AGAIN! SOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU!!

Just a brilliant performance in a really tough race Mark! The Monaco track is always a huge challenge for the drivers and that’s why I love it. What an adrenalin overload during the last 13 laps (rain, no rain, rain..) but you were truly magnificent in managing the tyres for 78 laps!
Even though “ex-finger’s” strategy scared me a bit. He got very lucky (again) as he took full advantage of the first lap accident. For a moment I was wondering whether the team asked you to help him… ggggrrrr!

I WAS VERY, VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU WHEN YOU WERE SINGING THE AUSSIE ANTHEM ON THE PODIUM.. and yes, it brought tears to my (greek)eyes..

ENJOY THE MOMENTS CHAMP!! ..and maybe this time you’re going to have dinner with Prince Albert in a SMOKING..???

Mark POSTED May 28th, 2012

Fantastic result. Congratulations Mark.
Perfect execution. A very professional drive. You held it all together and deserve this win. Keep confident and nail the next one too.

Neil POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great victory Mark! Congratulations!!
Like 2010 you went on to nearly win the championship from here so make the most of the win and bring home 2012 and stick it seb!
Aussie Aussie Aussie HO HO HO

Snowy POSTED May 28th, 2012

You little ripper mark!! Congrats on an awesome race!! Snowy -Australia

Kostas POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great driving… congratulations.
Keep pushing for the championship.

Joy POSTED May 28th, 2012

Fantastic result Mark! Was on tenter hooks at the end and keeping all fingers crossed. You deserve this win. Well done!!

Mandy Lucinda POSTED May 28th, 2012

Congrats Mark! I’m so happy for you, you deserve it more than anybody else, now up for the championship, you can do it! You rock! Love from Mandy from Holland.

Kathryn POSTED May 28th, 2012

What a wonderful result & a well deserved victory! Cheers and a few tears here at the end!

Andrea POSTED May 28th, 2012

Congrats Mark, you had a fantastic start today and did a really great job. I think beside you, I’m the second happiest person in this world today, go on like that Champion. Hugs from Austria

bruce POSTED May 28th, 2012

Well done Mark, a well deserved win, lets hope you get a few more this season.

Dian POSTED May 28th, 2012

Well done!!

Eva POSTED May 28th, 2012

Great victory Mark! Congratulations!!
From TV, it was not the most exciting race of the year, but I can imagine how difficult it has been to keep 100% concentration along each turn, with rain threat and slippery track. Great job done in such a special race!
Enjoy this fabulous victory!!

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