Carlos Sainz Jnr says Ferrari will review the decision to start the final qualifying stint early after being threatened by traffic.
His last stint saw him finish fifth on the grid, which later finished fourth his teammate was penalized.
Sainz said the car was fast but not a steady pace, and the timing of his last run made things even more complicated.
“It was tight,” he told the media, including RaceFans. “It was a bit of a stressful qualifying. But honestly, the pace in the car was there, it was a bit inconsistent. I had a lot of grip on some sets of tyres. Others I struggled a little more for some reason, but when it mattered, grip and confidence were there.
“I had a strong first run in Q3 and unfortunately the second in Q3, we went very early to do a lap and found three cars on that lap which obviously distracted me and threatened my lap. So there was definitely more. But we will analyze what we could have done better because we had a lot of traffic on the lap.”
He said his confidence in the car was not shaken by the accident in yesterday’s second practice. “I think today’s three was definitely on the card, given the pace I had this weekend,” he said. “Confidence has always been there, even after a little touch yesterday, today I was right back in it.
“Honestly, I felt very strong all weekend. Lots of pace. Therefore, not being able to maximize this due to external factors is disappointing. But it’s also typical Monaco.”
Speaking before the judges, he confirmed the penalty for his teammate Charles LeclercSainz was optimistic about his chances.
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“I think we have a good chance of getting back on the podium if we have a good race,” he said. “But at the same time we have to think it’s going to be long, that we didn’t do a good job on Saturday and we’ll probably pay the price tomorrow because we’re too far behind.
“So I’m not happy with today. We should have started with a clean lap or a less distracting lap or a cleaner lap.”
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