Welcome, race fans!!!!!

Hells yes, we doing this!!!

Grand Prix of Monaco s the first leg of 1,350 mlies of car racing, along with the Indy 500 and Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte make for the greatest day of racing all year long.

About 25 minutes until grren flag drop. Time to put on a fresh pot of coffee.

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Quite the rivalry with Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. They have won four of the first five races of the season. You think they would be happy about that, OR NOT...

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Ferrari hasn't won at Monaco in 14 years. For shame, I need aminute to reflect and hold back the tears.

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As yes, the Will Buxton grid walk.

Actor Michael Fassbender is there. He likes Lewis Hamilton to win today. Thank for the tip Mike. Lemme take that right to the window.

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Green flag!!!

Standing start for the first of 78 laps!

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Nico Hulkenberg makes contact back in the pack, into the tire wall and breaking off his front wing.

Ouch babe!!!

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Lap 2 of 78.

Felipe Massa also with troubles and heading to pit road

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Hamilton, Rosberg, and Vettel up front on the grid.

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Lap 8 of 78.

Hamilton extends his lead to over 2 seconds on Rosberg. He is pretty good.

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Lap 12 of 78.

Hamilton with now 3 seconds on Roberg and 5 seconds on Vettel.

Fernando Alonzo gets a 5 second penalty for shitty driving.

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Lap 18 of 78.

Every lap Rosberg gains on the leader, Hamilton runs a faster one on the next lap.

3rd place Vettel now gaining on Rosberg.

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Only the Top 4 are within 10 seconds of the leader.

16 of 20 cars entered are still on the lead lap.

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Lap 25 of 78.

Hamlinton with a damn near 5 second lead of 2nd place Rosberg. Vettel still hanging in 3rd.

Only 14 cars still on the lead lap.

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Lap 30 of 78.

Scheduled pit stops underway for fresh tires. Teams must run both types of tires each race. Temps are much warmer than the practice sessions the last couple days.

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Lap 37 of 78.

Vettel pits from 3rd. Top 5 still have not pit yet.

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Lap 38 of 78.

Rosberg pits from 2nd. Still beats Vettel back on the track. They are running nose to tail.

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Hamilton pits from the lead.

He is pretty good at this race car stuff.

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Lap 40 of 78.

Hamilton with 8+ seconds lead on Rosberg after pit stops. Vettel in his shadow in 3rd.

Looks like those two will have to hope that Hamilton makes a huge mistake or gets caught up lapping slower cars to make this race interesting.

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Lap 43 of 78.

Former race and series champion Fernando Alonzo, now driving for Honda (yes, Honda is now back in F1) just pulled off to the side of the course and got out and walked away from his car.

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My guy donspiracy feeding my open-wheel jones as I Amtrak it up Michigan.

I can't stand those fuckers from Speedway IN who ruined America open-wheel racing, but I will catch a bit of the race. I can't quit you, baby.

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Good morning, Mr. Styles.

Lewis Hamilton driving away with this deal.

At lap 50 of 78, he has a 12 second lead on Rosberg. Vettel in 3rd still, 2 seconds behind him. Only the Top 10 are still on the lead lap. Wow.

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Conditions have clouded over at Monaco. Bright sun and deep blue skies have been replaced with overcast and haze.

Also, line of showers passing over Indianapolis area. Hopefully some of those dirty people grabbed a bar of soap. Skies should clear up and not affect the pre-race and ceremonies before the green flag drop there.

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I must give credit to NBC's race coverage. They have gone with the side byside during all the commercials.

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Lap 58 of 78.

Hamilton up 14 seconds ahead of teammate Rosberg. Vettel still hangng two seconds back in 3rd.

Only Rosberg and Vettel are within 30 seconds of the leader. Top 8 still on the lead lap.

17 year old Max Verstappen still holding pace and running well. Yeah, 17...

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Lap 63 of 78.

Verstappen closing in on Grosjean for 10th and trying to score a point.

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HOLY SHIT!!!

Verstappen just drove right into the back Grosjean trying to overtake him.

Very serious crash. I think I just woke the neighbors.

Saftey car is out.

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Verstappen drove into the tire wall. He is ok and walked away from his car.

That was insane.

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Most everybody has pit and they course workers are still pulling Verstappen car out of the corner where hos car stopped.

Still under Saftey Car.

This is going to be quite the finish. Hamilton pit, Rosberg and Vettel did not.

Hamilton will restart 3rd.

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Lap 67 of 78.

Still under full course yellow.

Strap it down race fans.

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Looks like Hamilton's pit crew screwed him by bring him to pit.

Still under Safety Car at lap 70 of 78.

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