Ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend in Montreal, the criticism of the Mercedes team's fumble in Monaco - which cost world champion Lewis Hamilton victory - is still reverberating and prominent on the minds of the main players in the team.
Speaking on the eve of the weekend at the legendary Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Hamilton said, "I think everything that needs to be said about Monaco has already been said. Obviously, it was a huge disappointment for me and also for the team. But we'll learn from it and move forwards together like we always do."
"I just want to get back out there and bounce back - and I could hardly ask for a better place to do that than Montreal," added the double world champion.
The main benefactor of the ill timed strategy call to bring Hamilton in for fresh tyres, ironically, was teammate Nico Rosberg who was unexpectedly gifted 25 points and a third win on the streets of his home town.
"I still can't quite believe I was standing on the top step in Monaco for the third time the other week. It was all very surreal and I don't think I've ever been so lucky," admitted Rosberg.
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff acknowledged, "Monaco has been tough for all of us to swallow. You can never afford to drop points and this was a reminder that any error can prove costly."
"However, we must also remember how far we have come to be disappointed with a P1 and P3 finish in Monaco. So, we take it on the chin as a team, learn from our mistakes," added Wolff.
The team's technical boss Paddy Lowe was being slightly more pragmatic about the whole embarrassing affair, "There has been a great deal of comment concerning our mistake in Monaco and its consequences. On behalf of the team, this error should be put into context."
"It was a single error made in a split second based on incorrect data. Sport is all about split-second decisions, trading risk with reward, and we do not always get these decisions right," explained Lowe.
Before adding, "In my opinion this team gets them right more than most. However, as in all aspects we must always improve, and the failure in Monaco will undoubtedly play its part in that process."
Heading to Montreal, for round seven of the Formula 1 world championship, Hamilton with 126 leads the drivers' standings by ten points from Rosberg; while Mercedes with 242 top the constructors' standings by a healthy 84 points over Ferrari.
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