Alonso: “Result that confirms McLaren's growth”

In the end the drivers' experience paid off and in a Monaco GP that started wet, then became humid and ended up dry, the McLaren duo managed to take advantage of the various crashes against the barriers and thus scrape together some useful points for morale and more to the ranking, where it is currently seventh

“It was a very difficult race in terms of the concentration required. At the start you couldn't see anything, later when I switched to intermediates it was a bit of a risk because I didn't know how they would behave, so with the slicks having a wet track left there was the danger of ending up outside - the analysis Of Fernando Alonso, 5th – This result therefore can only be pleasing and shows that we are going in the right direction even if the goal of victories and podiums is still far away."

“On the water the MP4-31 was quite undriveable, the rear tires didn't reach temperature and I ended up locking up every time I touched the brakes, which scared me – the story of Jenson Button, 9th – I mounted the intermediates at the right time, but I got stuck behind Wehrlein, losing time. If it had always been sunny we wouldn't have returned home with such a loot, so we must be satisfied."

Chiara Rainis