Stoffel Vandoorne expressed disappointment at being unable to capture McLaren-Honda's first 2017 points after he crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Vandoorne had worked his way into the top 10 during the course of the 78-lap race but came under pressure from Force India's Sergio Perez shortly before the Safety Car was deployed when team-mate Jenson Button collided with Pascal Wehrlein.
Perez attacked Vandoorne at the restart and the Belgian slid into the wall at Sainte Devote, bringing his race to an end, and with it his chance of a point.
"It’s a shame we haven’t come away with any points this weekend, I think we’d all hoped to get a little bit more out of the weekend," he said.
“Towards the end of the race, I knew it would be difficult at the restart. It’s always difficult to heat up the Supersofts, and we knew we wouldn’t be able to cover Sergio and Felipe [Massa], who’d switched to the Option behind the Safety Car.
"That wasn’t an option for us – when you’re in the top 10, you’ve got to keep your position. It was hard to get the tyres and brakes up to temperature, and I just had nowhere to go at Turn 1, unfortunately.
“So, this isn’t the result we wanted this weekend, but there are still positives to take away from Monaco: we may still be lacking overall performance, but we’ve made some useful steps forward this weekend.
“There’s still a lot of work to do – but I remain optimistic.”
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