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Buemi inherits point as Schumacher is relegated

Sébastien Buemi has picked up his first points finish of the 2010 season, courtesy of Michael Schumacher's 20-second relegation in Monaco on Sunday. The 7-time World Champion had finished the race sixth but is now classified as 12th after overtaking the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso under Safety Car conditions.

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Schumacher penalised for overtaking Alonso

FIA race stewards have confirmed that Michael Schumacher has been demoted to 12th place after passing Fernando Alonso on the final lap of the Monaco Grand Prix. Although the German passed after the Safety Car line, rules state that the move was illegal.

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Track rod and wheel cause double Virgin retirement

It was a disappointing first Monaco Grand Prix for Virgin Racing as the debutant outfit, like both other new-for-2010 teams, failed to make the finish on Sunday. Timo Glock was the first to retire, after his car began to steer from the rear, before team-mate Lucas di Grassi's day ended just three laps later, with 56 laps still to go.

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Williams to analyse crashed cars at factory

Crash investigations at Williams will not commence until the cars of Nico Hülkenberg and Rubens Barrichello are returned to the team's Grove base next week. The German's incident in the tunnel triggered the first-lap Safety Car in Monaco, whereas the Brazilian's Beau Rivage shunt lost a points finish for the team.

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Trulli labels Chandhok clash as racing incident

A racing incident was what took Jarno Trulli and Karun Chandhok out of the Monaco Grand Prix, according to the former, whose Lotus was launched into the air at Rascasse in a scary occurrence just three laps from the end of Sunday's race in Monte-Carlo.

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Hamilton: We have to be satisfied

After crashing from second on the penultimate lap in Spain and finishing fifth in Monaco, Lewis Hamilton had hoped for more from the second pair of back-to-back races in 2010 but admits that no more could have been extracted from the Monte-Carlo Grand Prix.

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Kubica annoyed after dropping to third

Although third place in Monaco marked a second podium finish of the season for Robert Kubica and Renault, the Pole could not help but feel slightly disappointed after failing to defend second position from Sebastian Vettel as the 78-race began.

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I couldn't keep up with him, says Vettel

Sebastian Vettel has said that, for the second time in a week, he was unable to match the pace of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber on Sunday. With the Australian having picked up 25 points for another win and the German collecting 18 for second place, the duo are now drawn level at the top of the World Championship.

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Webber: The greatest day in my life

Mark Webber became the 31st winner of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, a feat which the Australian labels as his best ever. Having experienced a mixed start to the 2010 season, the Red Bull driver's back-to-back wins in Barcelona and Monte-Carlo confirm him as a joint championship leader.

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Schumacher overtake: Opinions from Domenicali and Brawn

Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali does not believe that Michael Schumacher's sixth place should be allowed to stand after the Mercedes driver stole the position from Fernando Alonso at the final corner of the Monaco Grand Prix.

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Schumacher sure Alonso pass was legal

Michael Schumacher is confident that his last-lap overtake on Fernando Alonso was not against the rules in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. With the Safety Car having been on-track for the last three laps, due to a frightening collision between Jarno Trulli and Karun Chandhok, the German passed the Spaniard at the entry to the final corner of the race.

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Monaco Grand Prix: Full results

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Webber leads home Red Bull 1-2 in Monaco

Mark Webber has picked up his second Grand Prix victory within the space of a week by claiming his maiden Monte-Carlo success on Sunday afternoon. The Australian was presented with the challenges of no less than four Safety Car periods on his way to the chequered flag as Michael Schumacher was penalised for passing Fernando Alonso under Safety Car conditions on the final lap.

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Button victim of early race cooling problem

World Champion Jenson Button was highly disappointed to have retired early on in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. After making a poor start to plummet from eighth on the grid to 11th place, the McLaren driver was forced to stop his car under Safety Car conditions.

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