Lando Norris He won his second consecutive pole in the classification of Italian Grand Prix of Formula 1 and his time (1:19.327) leaves him much better placed than Max Verstappen (1:20.022), who did not improve in his second attempt in Q3 and will start seventh, far from being the only driver who could take his fourth title. Oscar Piastri (2nd) put the cherry on the cake of a perfect Saturday McLaren And George Russell finished the first three positions.
Carlos Sainz (1:19.467) was just a whisker away from pole in monzaa circuit where every thousandth is worth gold, and he will start fifth, just behind his teammate Charles Leclerc (4th). The weekend of Ferrari in your country could be great if the increase in race performance compared to Saturday was as great as in Zandvoort.
Lewis Hamilton He set the sixth best time and will start in front of the Red Bull –Verstappen (7th), Czech Perez (8th)–. Alex Albon (9th) and Nico Hulkenberg (10th) they made a surprise that didn’t please anyone Fernando Alonsowho will start from eleventh place after a new setback of Aston Martin.
Q1 didn’t have too many surprises, but it did confirm Ferrari’s improvement on home soil, with Leclerc and Sainz very close to Norris, who had another pole in hand. Lance Walk (17th) reflected Aston Martin’s aspirations this weekend, hitting a home run to stay outside the top 15. With him, they were eliminated Yuki Tsunoda (16th), the beginner Franco Colapinto (18th) after a rookie start on the track, Valtteri Bottas (19th) and Guan Yu Zhou (20th).
Norris, second consecutive pole
The disappointment of the Spanish public would come in the second quarter. The Zandvoort affair was a mirage because Alonso was eliminated before a haasHulkenberg and a WilliamsAlbon’s. This was the trend of the last Grand Prix and in the Monza standings it was confirmed that Aston Martin is no longer the fifth best team. This is why the Asturian said that the eleventh place from which he will start is “better than expected” and that behind him will be Daniel Ricciardo (12th), Kevin Magnussen (13th), Pierre Gasly (14th) and Esteban Ocon (15th).
At the top, Hamilton deals a small blow to the McLarens and presents his candidacy for a pole position that promises to be very tight. The first attempt was what Norris dreamed of, with a provisional pole and seven positions above Verstappen. In addition, a pack of six drivers within three tenths of a second were fighting for the first position on the grid.
The first place has not moved and Norris will fight for his third victory in the World and his F1 career and he will do so away from his nemesis Verstappen, who should improve as the race progresses.
