2023 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix highlights

Alfa Romeo Racing Stake

Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake fought in the streets of Monaco, made treacherous by the elements, as Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu narrowly missed out on the points. Starting from the back rows on the grid, both drivers climbed the rankings, with Valtteri closing in 11th place and Zhou in 13th. The ten positions gained overall were the biggest improvement from any team during a race profoundly affected by a downpour just after the halfway mark.

The team will now move to Barcelona for the next round of the championship, another important step as the team continues to assess the new aero package introduced in Monte Carlo.

Valtteri Bottas (car number 77):

We had a solid race and probably got as much as possible out of the day. When you make up four places in Monaco, it’s not a bad result, and it’s only a pity we couldn’t get any points for our efforts. The rain helped us by mixing up the race, but we had to make important decisions and make the right calls. It was not easy out there, even on inters, as the track was very wet in places and drier in others, but we chose to play this card before everyone else and gained ground as a result. The car felt better with the upgrades we brought in, and we will hopefully get more performance out of it in Barcelona, a faster track where our package should work a little better. I’m looking forward to it.

Zhou Guanyu (car number 24):

We had a good race in tough conditions, and, considering where we started, we can be pleased with our progress. We called to pit on lap one, an aggressive choice that would have meant finishing the race on just one set of hard tyres. Our pace on those was quite good, and I made up a few places, holding off cars on fresher tyres before the rain started. The rain reset everything. We had to do another stop and deal with challenging conditions: the track was really tricky, every corner could catch you out, and I had to be very careful. In the end, we made up six places, and it was quite good fun. Most importantly, our race pace was good and a good indication going forward to different tracks and other conditions.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative:

The team executed a good race to recover as much ground as possible, and in the end, no other team made up as many places as we did. We knew we had a big job after yesterday’s qualifying, so we chose to be aggressive with our calls: we pitted Zhou on the first lap to switch him to hard tyres and try a strategy to allow him to move forward. When the rain came, we were the first to switch to the intermediate tyres with Valtteri, and in the end, we could make up quite a few places. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to get into the top ten, but we cannot fault ourselves for our work today, especially on a track where overtaking is so difficult. We can take heart from today’s performance and how we rebounded after yesterday’s struggles: now we have to focus on Barcelona, where we must step forward as we keep extracting performance from our upgrades.

Alfa Romeo F1 Team best pictures:

Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand Prix, Saturday 27th May 2023. Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Daniela Melchior (POR) Actress, Alfa Romeo F1 Team guest.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand Prix, Saturday 27th May 2023. Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand Prix, Sunday 28th May 2023. Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Beat Zehnder (SUI) Alfa Romeo F1 Sporting Director.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand Prix, Sunday 28th May 2023. Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand Prix, Sunday 28th May 2023. Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri AT04 and Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43.
Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand Prix, Sunday 28th May 2023. Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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