Ferrari is pinning its hopes on key car upgrades that the fabled Italian team will unveil this weekend in Barcelona. “I got a little frustrated – I’m not going to try to fool you,” said Sainz. Charles Leclerc, sixth at the chequer, said excessive wear was also a factor in Monaco. “I thought that here in Monaco the critical issue would not arise,” he told Sky Italia, “also because I had managed the compounds. And so, team boss Frederic Vasseur forgave Sainz for his Monaco mistakes – including running into the back of eventual podium-getter Esteban Ocon. “There were other incidents as well, like (George) Russell – he also went off.

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