Didn’t do any significant running in first practice after encountering a problem with fourth gear.Was surprised his team gave him soft tyres at his pit stop but was happy it proved right call on his way to 13th.Struggled to unlock performance from car all weekend.Defended from the Alfa Romeo driver in the closing laps to finish ninth, his fourth points score in a row.Lost a place to Giovinazzi at Mirabeau on the opening lap, but was able to pass back in pit stops.Started on hard tyre and used it well, running a long first stint to claim points for eighthĮsteban Ocon Alpine took points thanks to Ocon.Took advantage of clear air after rivals stopped to jump from eighth to fourth.Said Q3 was ‘worst session’, struggling with tyre temperatures.Qualified almost a second slower than team mate Verstappen.
Kept lead at start and never looked in doubt on the way to his first Monaco win.Inherited pole after Leclerc retired pre-race.Was in the hunt for pole position and was on course to improve his lap time when Leclerc’s crash brought out the red flag.Retired in the pits when his team were unable to remove his right-front wheel.Lined up second on the grid, got away slightly better than Verstappen but couldn’t pass.Qualified third and had a chance to take pole position before the red flag.Valtteri Bottas Bottas’ best performance of the season came to naught Finished seventh after pitting late to pursue fastest lap point.Failed to undercut Gasly at pit stop and was jumped by Vettel and Perez.Struggled for pace after Thursday, qualifying only seventh.Nonetheless secured Alfa Romeo’s first point with tenthĪdvert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free.Alfa Romeo brought him into the pits before Ocon, but he came out behind Ricciardo, losing time which cost him a place to Ocon.Passed Ocon on the opening lap around the outside at Mirabeau.Reached Q3 for first time in 2021, out-qualifying team mate Raikkonen.
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