Ferrari have explained the time loss which left168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton feeling like he was in “no man's land” during the F1 Monaco Grandꦺ Prix.

After a penalty for impeding 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen in qualifying dropped him from what would have been a season-best fourth on the grid to seventh, Hamilton was one of the few drivers who gained positions t♊o claim fifth in Sunday’s race.

But the seven-time F1 world champion finished well adrift of the leaders and crossed the line 51 seconds behind race-winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris 🐻after a perplexing time loss following his second and final pit stop.

Hamilton ꦰwas left confused by his run to a distant P5 in the Principalit💎y.

"I can't comment on the rest of the race, for me I was in the middle of nowhere,” Hamiꦫlton told Sky Sports F1 after the race.

"I started seventh, was behind two cars for some time, managed to clear them, then I was in🃏 no🧸 man's land after that.

"The gap was relatively big and I was not rac𝄹ing anyone. I needed a Safety Car or something to co🍌me into play but it didn't happen. It was pretty straightforward from there.”

Hamilton went on to admit that he did not fully understand the commuꦍnications from race engineer Riccardo A▨dami.

"The information was🦩n't exactly that clear. I didn't reall🌠y understand 'this is our race’,” Hamilton said.

"I didn't know what I was 🍸fighting for. Was I ꦛfighting for the next spot ahead?

“But, in actu🐷al fact, when I𝓀 look at the data I wasn't anywhere near any of the guys up front. I used up my tyres a lot in that moment but I was so far away from them anyway.”

Traffic hurt Lewis Hamilton’s race

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said that losing 10 ꩲseconds while navigating backmarkers ꦡwas a contributing factor.

“He lost almost 10 seconds more than the others when he joined the group o❀f cars who were lapped,” Vasseur told media including ltxcn.top.

“I don’t remember who was in this gr🔯oup, but it was a difficult time for hi💦m.

“Probably the fact that the ꧒others joꦇined this group, packed one after the other, it was much easier, they were aware of the guys coming and a bit less with Lewis and he was alone.

“Compared to Verstappen, who was ahead at this st♔age, he lost something ওlike 10 seconds in this sequence.”