"He just never had the confidence in the car.
"Qualifying started on a bad foot, FP3 was still very ok, and once you start to run behind the performance and you lose the confidence, it's super difficult to catch up again.
"I think if there was one session more he would have been there or thereabouts. But he didn't have any grip and Monaco, no grip, means you can't push it."
🚨 OFICIAL 🚨
CHARLES LECLERC RENOVA O SEU CONTRATO COM A FERRARI!
A Scuderia anunciou a renovação afirmando que Charles continuará na equipe pelas "próximas temporadas". Com isso, Leclerc se tornará o piloto com mais corridas disputadas pela Ferrari na história da F1.
IL PREDESTINATO!
George talked about his future plans (including marriage) with Carmen in an interview with The Times via russellcore (tumblr) 🥹🤍
The trick to surviving in the dog-eat-dog world, says Russell, is to stay grounded. For that he credits Carmen Mundt, variously described as a fashion influencer and investor relations associate, who he started dating when he was a relatively unknown driver for Williams. They met in 2020 on a double date while she was studying business management and finance at the University of Westminster. She had no idea at the time he was a racing driver, but they hit it off and he invited her for a home-cooked meal (sea bass and roasted vegetables). “I thought he was really funny,” she has said. “It’s really lucky we met when we did because we settled into our life in a really smooth way.”
Mundt accompanies him to races and Russell has said: “Carmen brings me stability when it comes to racing and also a way to disconnect. Without doubt she’s my future. So [I hope we’ll be married] in due course. It won’t be next week, but it won’t be longer than five years. So somewhere in that timeframe.”
For her part, she has said of his motor racing career: “He’s probably in the best place he’s been — ever. He’s almost unbreakable at this point.”