Disappointing Q3 for Toro Rosso

Toro Rosso have been the sensation of the weekend, with both Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz lighting up the time sheets, but that performance didn’t transpire into the qualifying hour, with their rival Red Bull team pulling away from them.

Carlos Sainz was the faster of the two drivers in 8th, but has been demoted to the pit lane after failing to stop at the weighbridge dueing the session.

He said, “Considering where we were in FP1, FP2 and FP3, a P8 in today’s qualifying session could have seemed disappointing, but we need to remember that our objective was always to get into Q3 in order to fight for points in tomorrow’s race, and that’s what we had done today.

“I was actually quite satisfied and happy with a P8 in my debut in Monaco, but the stewards’ decision for me to start from the pit lane for not stopping at the weighing bridge in Q1 is very disappointing.

“78 laps around here in tomorrow’s race will now be even tougher. In Monaco it’s very difficult to overtake but I will try my best.”

Max Verstappen, who qualified 10th, but will jump up to 9th after his team mates penalty bemoaned the problem with warming up the tyres in the cool ambient temperatures.

After qualifying he said, “I’m disappointed with qualifying in P10 here in Monaco. Q1 and Q2 were okay, even though I was already starting to struggle with the tyres, but in Q3 it was really difficult to get the tyres up to temperature.

“I had no grip at all and started to lock-up a lot, and in my last run I was only eight hundredths faster with a new set of tyres. We have to make sure we look into this and understand the reason.

“We will try and make the most out of today’s result in tomorrow’s race, but it won’t be easy. I will try and make a good start, stay out of trouble and hopefully fight for some more points.”

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