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Sebastian Vettel unhappy with Ferrari's loss of pace in Monaco qualifying

Vettel and Raikkonen struggle for grip, but Seb insists car is "very quick"

Sebastian Vettel has bemoaned Ferrari's loss of pace in qualifying for the Monaco GP which prompted him to shout over the team radio "the car is getting worse".

Vettel will start Sunday's showcase event from just fourth despite topping the timesheets in both final practice and the first segment of qualifying.

But the Scuderia then effectively went backwards through the rest of the qualy hour as Vettel was relegated to fourth and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen just sixth - although the Finn will start from 11th due to a grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

"We started very quickly in Q1 and then, unfortunately, we weren't able to maintain the progress. I haven't discussed it with the team yet but l couldn't find the same grip l had in Q1," Vettel said.

Although capable of outstanding pace, it appears Ferrari's car is particularly sensitive to changes of temperature. "We struggled to make the tyres work, they were on the edge of the grip," remarked Raikkonen.

Vettel added: "The positive news is that the car is very quick, it was very quick in practice this morning. It wasn't good on Thursday but we made a big step today and then weren't able to carry it through. I don't think the laps at the end were a big surprise, l don't think they were out of range - it was just a case of us losing the rhythm."

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