Team principal Mattia Binotto held his hand up afterwards and admitted the team had made "a mistake, a misjudgement". Over the past two years, Ferrari have made a string of operational management errors that have cost them dearly in race after race. In Monaco, Leclerc was quickest of all in final practice, but his first run in qualifying was not great. "I think Toto [Wolff, Mercedes' team boss] also felt fairly similar. Hamilton, for all his talent, for all that he loves Monaco, has only won here twice - as did Lauda.

Source: BBC May 25, 2019 19:52 UTC