Russell on Monaco penalty costing podium contention
George Russell said he is “beyond frustration” with how his season is unfolding after an unserved five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane turned into a drive-through penalty and dropped him out of podium contention in Monaco. Russell said: "I'm beyond frustration now, just struggling to comprehend how on earth the season is panning out this way. The team said there was nothing I did wrong with the speeding in the pit lane, a software issue, we don't know where from, five-second penalty – not ideal, but not the end of the world. And then obviously a drive-through for not serving it properly when I was in P3. So, two weekends in a row, 40 points [lost]."
George Russell ‘beyond frustration' after Monaco penalty costs Mercedes podium again
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Vasseur on Ferrari staying focused after mixed Monaco weekend
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Wolff on Mercedes' Monaco penalty serving mistake
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team “clearly” made a mistake in failing to serve George Russell’s Monaco Grand Prix pit-lane speeding penalty correctly, a sequence that led to an extra drive-through and left Russell out of the points. Toto Wolff said: "There will have been a dozen pit lane speeding incidents, that's number one. So I can't really give you an answer. As for not serving the stop, clearly our mistake, we need to look at our communication, whether we actually expected him to come in. What I remember is about staying out and not coming in, but nevertheless, you've got to be on it, then to hold him, and we didn't."
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Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari “need more downforce” and “a lot of work” to reach Mercedes’ level after finishing second in Monaco. Hamilton said: "I think for me it's really the car. The car is good, but we need more downforce ultimately. With the tyres, with the different scenarios we had out there, I ran out of tyres quite early in the first stint... I think just with all different things that have been thrown at us, it was massively challenging but really grateful for the day... and I've just got to keep working harder to see if I can finally take that next step for them."
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Verstappen on Monaco start engine failure and first-lap retirement
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Newey returns to Monaco paddock
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Russell on weird state of mind after Monaco setback
George Russell said he is in a "very weird state of mind" after the Monaco Grand Prix, where a pit-lane speeding penalty escalated into a drive-through and left the Mercedes driver 12th. Russell said: "I am in a very, very weird state of mind because I've had very low moments in my career where maybe I've had a run of two or three bad races on my own personal performance, but I've never had a run of bad luck such as this. It didn't happen when the car was P7 two years ago, or a P3 or P4 car last year, and now I've got the car, it feels very painful, but there is still a long way to go."
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Norris on McLaren and Mercedes reliability problems
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Norris on Monaco retirement caused by power unit problem
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A dominant Kimi Antonelli claims a Grand Slam at Monaco with pole, win, and #DHL Fastest Lap.
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Not just Kimi Antonelli was on it - so were his @MercedesAMGF1 mechanics with another #DHL Fastest Pit Stop!
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