George Russell: I'm very upset right now.

      In qualifying in Monaco, none of the Mercedes drivers escaped difficulties, but of a different nature. If Kimi Antonelli overdid it and crashed the car during the second session, then George Russell was hampered by technical problems.

      George Russell (14th): "Two races, two problems related to two completely different reasons – of course, this is bad. Difficulties arose on the straight line when I hit a bump. Moreover, she was at this place all weekend, but for some reason this time the engine stopped working.

      I'm very upset right now, because qualifying in Monaco is the most interesting of the whole season, and starting from the first lap of the first session, I was in a fighting mood. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, but I felt confident in the car and had no doubt that we could compete for a good starting position.

      If we talk about tactics for tomorrow's race, it is possible that the first pit stop will take place after the first lap – however, many teams think the same way. I think half of the riders will choose one scenario, the other half will act differently.

      There is not much you can do when starting from 14th position, and two pit stops in Monaco is not a normal tactic, although it is common on many other tracks. I don't think there will be any revelations tomorrow.

      In general, we were preparing for the fact that we would start from the front rows. We have not developed any tactical schemes involving starting from the 14th and 15th positions. But that's what we're going to have to do now, and I'm not happy about it."

      Kimi Antonelli (15th): "I made a mistake that I shouldn't have done at all. Unfortunately, it has cost us dearly. During qualifying, I tried to find the right rhythm, and it's a pity that it ended like this, and I'm very sorry to the team.

      To be honest, now we need to come up with something original, including because we did not expect to start from such a distant position. Maybe we can find some unusual approach, maybe we can even come up with something crazy to try to get ahead of as many cars as possible, but all this remains to be discussed with the team."

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