Lewis Hamilton was far from impressed by the quality of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix after another largely processional race around the Principality.

Though the final order saw Daniel Ricciardo claim victory by seven seconds from Sebastian Vettel with the Mercedes driver a further ten seconds back, the top six were all covered by around nine seconds with less than 10 laps to go.

The reason for that was a very slow pace caused by a combination of an engine problem for the Red Bull driver in the lead, leaving him without his ERS power, and substantial graining of the Hyper and Ultrasoft tyres meaning the other leaders had to dramatically reduce their pace.

Despite running nose-to-tail though, the inability to follow closely meant none of the drivers had an opportunity to overtake and Hamilton was unhappy at how little he and the others were able to push.

"We were just cruising around from lap six, maybe, literally cruising. So it wasn't really racing," the world champion was quoted by Motorsport.com

"I mean, Daniel did a great job today, so super happy for him, but ultimately we were all turned down and just cruising around, making sure we get to the end.

"Which, I don't know if that was exciting for you guys to watch. If it is, no problem."

The tyre problems Ferrari and Mercedes faced were highlighted when Ricciardo was able to pull away so dramatically in the closing laps after a Virtual Safety Car because he still had good grip in the compound, which couldn't be said for those behind him.

It was precisely because of the slow pace and the unique confines of Monte Carlo's streets though, that the Australian admitted enabled him to continue in the lead after his MGU-K failed.

"I think today, because it's a tight circuit, you're able to take the p*ss a little bit with going slow," he claimed.

"I mean, there were times when I was really cruising, but the circuit allows you to do that, because it's hard to overtake."

The same three compounds, Hyper, Ultra and Supersoft will also be used at the next race in Canada in two weeks and, after the high degradation in Monaco, some may be concerned if the situation will be even worse in Montreal.

"I think that's more circuit-dependent, but I'm glad they're bringing the Hypersofts again," Ricciardo said.

"When we pitted early, I thought maybe it was looking like ever a two-stop race, but honestly we could control the pace.

"On a different circuit, I think today would've probably been a two-stop."