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Valtteri Bottas says he is “gutted” that he didn’t get to finish his final Monaco Grand Prix qualifying lap and ultimately qualified in P3, but he is optimistic for the race.
Valtteri Bottas’ last Q3 run was cut short due to a red flag brought on by polesitter Charles Leclerc crashing into the barrier in the final seconds of the session.
The Finn thinks he could have improved on his laptime, and potentially qualify a bit higher.
“It is disappointing that I didn’t get my last run with the red flag,” Bottas explained after qualifying.
“But that’s how it is sometimes. I kind of left everything out there for the last run. The first run wasn’t really up at all, the second run with the prep lap that we did.
“I was actually feeling good, and I was quite a bit up on my lap time. So I’m gutted.”
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Valtteri was then asked how much time does he think he had gained in his last lap, before it was scrapped.
“I think I was in Turn 6 to 7, and 0.150s up. But if and if, that’s what it is.”
Ultimately Bottas is optimistic for the race tomorrow.
“I think we make good progress throughout the weekend with the car, and definitely we’re happy with it in qualifying.
“I think we should have had a shot at pole on the last run, so we try everything we can in the race tomorrow.
“It’s Monaco, anything can happen,” concluded the Finn.
