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Bottas bemused by Monaco qualifying flop

Though it isn't a circuit he ever expected to suit the Williams, Valtteri Bottas admits he didn't anticipate being dumped out of Q1 in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. Having complained at other events of his difficulties in getting heat into the tyres on qualifying runs, Bottas' woes were simply magnified further on the super-soft tyre around the low speed circuit in qualifying, the Finn labouring to a lowly 17th on the grid. Indeed, though Bottas accepts that he wasn't predicting a front running challenge in Monaco, qualifying on the second-to-last row was far from his expectations. “A tough day for all of the team,” he said. “We knew this wouldn't be the best track for us but...
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