F1 | Bottas off the podium: “4th place is disappointing”

“Fooled” by the move of MaxVerstappen, all fine Valtteri Bottas he remained a "sandwich" between the two Red Bull and thus had to give up the podium that he had achieved halfway through the race. Closed on Grand Prix di Monaco in fourth position, the pilot of the Mercedes commented on missed third place in the post-race: “Losing the first podium in Monaco like this is painful. It's been a long week and we've worked hard, fourth place is disappointing. I was stuck in traffic, Ricciardo was racing on a clear track, and this cost me the podium. It was a very tough weekend for us and we didn't have the pace,” commented the Finn.

A truly missed opportunity both to score important points and to send an important signal to Mercedes and his teammate Lewis Hamilton. La Ferrari, however, today he was unbeatable: “They were very strong this weekend, and I don't know why their car seemed easier to drive. We have work to do, we have to learn from this, but there is a long season still ahead of us. Let's hope this is our worst weekend of the year. Canada should be a different story,” she concluded.