  Well, hardships aside, the race at Monaco was non-stop excitement from the start. The hightlight being the showdown between second place Button and first place Trulli. Onb the last laps Button pushed the race to it's limits when he came within 0.4 seconds of Trulli. Rubins Barrichello finished in a comfortable third behind Button. Only nine racers remained in the last five laps with Ralph Schumacher having to pull out. It was Trulli's first F1 win and a well deserved one at that. 
