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Hulkenberg blames late tyre switch for Q2 exit
Nico Hulkenberg says Sauber missed an opportunity during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hulkenberg set the eleventh quickest time but believes a place in Q3 was within reach.
'It was a challenging qualifying,' he said.
'Q3 would have been possible as I was six tenths away. But we changed too late onto the super softs and only had one timed lap, which was a missed opportunity. However in changing conditions like those here in Monaco we can be happy we managed to stay out of trouble.'
The German is nonetheless pleased at having a free choice of tyres for tomorrow's race.
'P11 is just outside the top ten, so we can choose our strategy for tomorrow accordingly, which is quite good.'
'I...
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