Raikkonen: It was a boring race for me

Kimi Raikkonen says it was a boring Monaco Grand Prix after a difficult weekend for Alfa Romeo Racing.

The Finn finished in a lowly 17th position in a run that included slight contact with Lance Stroll.

It was a result that relegated Alfa Romeo to the back of the midfield battle in the constructor standings in ninth, having recorded zero points.

“We didn’t expect this to be an easy weekend and unfortunately it turned out to be the case,” said Raikkonen.

“It was quite a boring race and there was nowhere to pass: we finished where we were on lap one.

“Even though I had front wing damage, some issues before and after the stop and I was hit by [Lance] Stroll, none of these things ultimately had any impact on our finishing position.

“Once you’re behind a car, you’re stuck there unless they have a massive issue – it’s just how it is in Monaco.

“We tried something different with the strategy as it made no sense to copy what those in front of us did, but in the end it didn’t make us move forward. The only thing that could have given us a chance was rain, but it didn’t come.”

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