Valtteri Bottas believes he did have the pace to secure pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix after finishing second fastest in qualifying. The Mercedes AMG Motorsport driver was fastest after the first runs in the final part of qualifying but Bottas failed to improve on his lap time giving team-mate Lewis Hamilton the opportunity to snatch pole position. “I definitely felt like I had the speed to take pole today. “My first run in Q3 was quick, but I had two or three tenths in my pocket.” Traffic is always an issue at the Circuit de Monaco and Bottas feels that traffic did effect his preparation for his final timed lap. “I was stuck in traffic on my final out lap in Q3, so my...
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