Lewis Hamilton, the defending world champion could only finish in seventh on what was a poor weekend at Monaco for Mercedes.
The 2021 Monaco GP will hardly go down as a race for the ages but there were some high points. We analyse the talking points from this race.
The grid was formed with Verstappen immediately across the track to block Bottas, Sainz third ahead of Norris, Gasly, and Hamilton.
Verstappen and Bottas finished where people expected them to but the reigning champion Lewis Hamilton had a day to forget.
Lewis Hamilton says it would be impossible for someone like him to break into Formula 1 now, because the sport is a 'Billionaire boys' club' .
Valtteri Bottas is currently into his fifth year in Mercedes but never has his standing in the team looked as uncertain as it does now.
With the Monaco GP race weekend set to begin on Friday (May 21), we look at the major talking points ahead of the fifth F1 event of 2021.
Lewis Hamilton, who currently leads the world driver's championship, said his title rival Max Verstappen drives like he has a lot to prove.
The rumours of 23-year-old George Russell switching to Mercedes has substantial ground since the Brit is part of their academy setup.
The two had been as close as brothers from a very young age, and both were overjoyed to learn that they would drive for Mercedes.