Nico Rosberg emulates father Keke,wins Monaco GP 30 years on

Rosberg kept his cool amid the chaos to win the crash-marred Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.

Nico Rosberg kept his cool amid the chaos to win the crash-marred Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and give Mercedes its first victory of the season,as well as emulate his fathers victory from 30 years ago. In 1983,the former world champion Keke Rosberg took the checkered flag Monaco.

The German driver,who spent much of his youth in Monaco,began from pole position for the third straight GP,but he had to re-start three times after the race was held up by a safety car,a red flag and the safety car again. Rosberg finished ahead of championship leader Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton finished fourth.

Its amazing. This is my home,Ive grown up here all my life and its really special, he said. The whole weekend went perfectly. The car was really good,the tyres held on and that was the key to the victory. I am ecstatic.

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The red flag came out with about 30 laps to go when Williams driver Pastor Maldonado was nudged into the wall by Marussias Max Chilton. Earlier,Ferraris Felipe Massa crashed and the safety car came out a second time when Frenchman Romain Grosjean smashed his Lotus into Daniel Ricciardos Toro Rosso.

Fernando Alonso failed to repeat his Spanish GP win from two weeks ago and could only manage seventh place,while Kimi Raikkonen finished way down in 10th after being barged by McLarens Sergio Perez late on.

Result: 1. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes),2. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull),3. Mark Webber (Red Bull),4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes),5. Adrian Sutil (Force India),6. Jenson Button (McLaren)

Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Utah Valley University

‘Blood was pouring from his neck’: Eyewitnesses recall Kirk shooting at Utah University

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Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during a routine campus appearance at Utah Valley University. The shooter is still at large, and two individuals were briefly detained. Eyewitnesses described a chaotic scene as the crowd panicked. The attack has drawn comparisons to past political shootings, and authorities are investigating.

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