Wolff: We need to look at Monaco circuit layout

Seven-time Formula 1 Champion Lewis Hamilton finished eighth at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, having been stuck behind Alpine's Fernando Alonso, who was in tyre conservation mode.

Hamilton could not find a way around the Spaniard and aired his frustration after the race and now Toto Wolff has come out echoing his driver's opinion, calling for a re-look at the track layout around the principality.

Wolff commented on the Alpine driver's pace by: "Five seconds is like a Formula 2 car."

However, one can only wonder, had Hamilton been in front of Alonso and lapping five seconds off the pace to save tyres while creating a train of cars behind, would Wolff be concerned about the difficulty of overtaking around Monaco??

Nevertheless, Wolff dubbed: "That was the usual chaotic race in Monaco - and once again, a lesson that we need to look at this circuit layout, so people can't drive round five seconds off the pace in a procession.

"This is a fantastic venue and spectacle - but it would be great if the racing could be at the same level," he went on. "With the length of the race, and the delays and interruptions, it felt more like an NFL game than a Grand Prix - but I'm not sure that much else could have been done.

"We need to give the race directors credit for managing a difficult situation; the rain at the beginning was torrential, then there was an issue with the connectivity for the TV broadcast which meant we couldn't get going," the Mercedes boss said of the delayed race start criticized by many.

"When we finally did, it was a strong afternoon for George - and a really frustrating one for Lewis," Wolff pointed out. "There were the laps stuck with Esteban, who got penalised for the collision, then the slow pace from Alonso, without which Lewis could have been racing Lando and George.

"It was another reminder that track position is everything here - and that we are the third team on the road. We have learned some important lessons about the car this weekend, and that learning will be the basis of rebuilding our performance to fight again at the front of the field," the Austrian explained.

It was another tough race for Mercedes, who suffered from bouncing around Monaco, causing a setback for the team who seemed to have started their resurgence in the previous race in Barcelona.