'A nice little stepping stone for the future' Circuit de Monaco, Saturday May 23 Despite getting both cars into Q2, this was a disappointing day for the whole team. Jenson Button was denied a shot at getting into Q3 for the first time this year after encountering yellow flags on his final flying lap. He lost 0.5s in the first sector, yet only missed a slot in the top 10 by 0.1s – a strong indicator that he possessed the pace to proceed. He qualified 12th, but will start 11th owing to Romain Grosjean’s grid penalty for a gearbox change. Fernando Alonso was unable to post a representative quick lap in Q2 after suffering a car failure. He rolled to a stop at the exit of Sainte Devote and...
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