Well Monaco has 3 so-so overtaking spots...the best one, chicane after the tunnel has been ruined ahead of 2011 season race when they added that stupid yellow bump on the inside of the curbing. I mean, in Alonso-Perez battle today Alonso had to cut chicane to avoid beaching on it or bouncing of it into Perez, while before 2010 they would go parallel through whole chicane without Alonso cutting it.
On the other hand, this would be a fantastic race if pits were a bit less crowded and with max speed allowed 100 km/h like on every other track instead of just 60 km/h. Because of that everyone sought a one-stop race and because of that before first SC came out we had 30 laps in which Van der Garde and Maldonado (who were last two at that time) were lapping 1-2 seconds faster than leaders. I mean, where on earth leader of a race is 2 seconds slower that last man?!?!
All in all, race was actually quite good from 6th place backwards. Good fights all through the lap, nice overtakes without the help of DRS so bravery, skill and sheer speed were rewarded.