P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Mercedes endured a highly difficult qualifying session in Monaco as both drivers are now due to start from towards the back of the grid.
George Russell believes his Monaco Grand Prix weekend is “over” following his early exit from qualifying as his car lost power on the run up the hill in the first sector during Q2. He was unable to restart and suffered an early elimination, just moments after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli crashed at the end of the opening qualifying segment. Russell explained that a bump on the track caused his power outage but was confused as to why it did not occur earlier in the weekend, adding, “It was definitely the cause, it was a bump on the straight, a bump that’s been there all weekend and that I’ve felt all weekend.” Despite feeling back in the game with the setup during qualifying, he expressed disappointment, saying, “Kimi stayed with more the set up he had in FP3, I went back to something we knew. He was struggling, and we were there. I feel we would have been in the top four today.”
