Kimi Raikkonen already faced an uphill battle in his bid to win the Monaco Grand Prix before Ferrari failed to get the best out of its Pirelli tyres in qualifying. The Finn picked up an unwanted penalty after the third and final practice session when his SF16-H needed a gearbox change, instantly dropping him five places over whatever position he managed to secure on track. When neither Ferrari was able to switch on its tyres to full effect in Q3, however, that position became eleventh, leaving the 2005 racewinner with a mountain to climb on a track that does not promote overtaking. “I don't know exactly what happened, but we had to change parts or the whole gearbox and that was a very...
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