Pedro Clerot’s Monte Carlo Weekend Debrief

Pedro Clerot secured his first FIA Formula 3 podium result in Monte Carlo, promoted to P3 following Saturday’s Sprint Race.

The Rodin Motorsport driver added more points to his tally on Sunday and reflecting on the race weekend overall and his first visit to the Principality, the Brazilian was more than happy with his and the team’s efforts

Podium finisher in F3

Yeah, I'm quite happy. I'm quite happy, honestly, considering it's my first ever experience on a street track and it being Monaco on an F1 weekend makes everything always a little bit harder and always a bit more expectation.

Coming into the weekend, I know we had good potential. The team had good results here last year and this year we also had some good ones already.

I was a bit disappointed on Friday because I couldn't really maximise my qualifying. I had traffic in my last lap, which I think cost us a good top three in the group and then you're fighting for top positions. But generally, still a good weekend, coming away with 12 points and a podium.

On racing around Monaco for the first time

Very cool. Very, very cool. I didn't know what to expect coming in. Obviously, I didn't have any prior experience with street tracks and most people on the grid did Macau and were already here. So, I thought it was going to be a lot harder, but I generally enjoyed it a lot.

I felt really comfortable since lap one, which was the main thing. The team did a mega job also with the prep. Coming into the weekend, they made me feel like I had loads of experience already.

So, yeah, just happy for the team. Brando did a very good job today and this whole weekend. So, I'm just happy that the team is moving in the right direction and we needed this result coming into this next part of the season.

UP NEXT: Barcelona

Obviously, we need momentum in this championship and that's what we have at the moment. So, looking forward for Barcelona, to be fair, it's kind of a weak spot for the team, but generally, I've always had really good results there.

So, I have a bit of a mixed feeling, but generally, I think we should be okay. The team has been working very, very well. For sure, we're going to find a good package and deliver some good results.

Going into this next part of the season, it's really important that we keep the momentum up. So, considering everything that happened and how we're working, I'm quite confident.