Lewis Hamilton said there would be repercussions within the Mercedes ranks after the seven-time champion took a lowly seventh on the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix – the first time he’s started outside the top six since the 2018 German Grand Prix – with Hamilton adding that he was “definitely out of contention for the win” in Monte Carlo.
Although team mate Valtteri Bottas looked a contender for pole throughout Saturday’s qualifying in Monaco, Hamilton – also off the pace on Thursday – couldn’t finish higher than P7 in any segment of qualifying, ending up 0.749s off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc’s pace in Q3 and set to start from seventh on the grid.