2015 Monaco F1 GP: Rosberg Makes Hat-Trick Off Mercedes Strategy Shocker

Lewis Hamilton was cruising to a Monaco victory until a bizarre decision to pit the world champion during a late-race safety car outing put him into third position.

Teammate Nico Rosberg sailed away from Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari to take an unlikely victory, his third in a row at Monaco and second in a row this year.

Immediately post-race, Niki Lauda said Mercedes made the wrong decision and team boss Toto Wolff echoed the sentiment.

The embarrassment was clear and the Lewis Hamilton that cruised to the finish line was a very unhappy man.

Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth after an early loss of position to his teammate and McLaren finally clawed their way into the points, with Button finishing eighth.

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