The Mercedes Formula 1 team’s data showed it was just 0.1 seconds away from making its Monaco Grand Prix qualifying tyre gamble work, according to Valtteri Bottas.  With Bottas and Lewis Hamilton both struggling to match the pace of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, Mercedes attempted an alternative strategy by using Ultrasoft tyres for their first runs in Q2 in a bid to try and gain strategic advantage for Sunday’s race. But the gamble failed to pay off and with both drivers failing to set quick enough times to progress into Q3, Mercedes switched Bottas and Hamilton onto Hypersofts, meaning the top 10 will all start on Pirelli’s softest compound. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  “We...
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