Welcome to the race Italian Grand Prix of Formula 1! After that, there will only be eight left in the Worldso everything that happens is more than decisive. In front of the fans of this sport, a new duel between Lando Norris And Max. Verstappenthis time at a distance. The leader and the other title contender face off again, now on the iconic circuit of monza.
After the Briton took pole in Saturday’s qualifying, in which Verstappen set the seventh fastest time, it can already be said that he has the power to close in on his rival in the fight for the championship. The gap, which is now 70 points, could be reduced this Sunday if Norris maintains the first position and takes his third victory of this season and of his F1 career in general.
It won’t be easy for him, because behind him he will have drivers like Oscar Piastrihis teammate, ready to take away his victory if the opportunity arises, as happened during the Hungarian GPeither George Russellwinner of Austrian GP. And as for the Spaniards, we can say that Carlos Sainzon a narrow track like the Italian one, has options not only for the podium, but also for the victory, as he himself guaranteed after signing the fifth best time on Saturday
Only three tenths separated him from pole, so today the Madrid native will attack like never before to try to give joy to Ferrari in his country’s test. The worst omens for a Fernando Alonso who had to settle for eleventh place in the rankings after releasing his Aston Martin much more than he could offer. Even if that is not the case, the Asturian should be content with scoring points this Sunday.
Everything you need to know about racing in Italy
The sixteenth day of the World Championship has arrived and fans of this sport will vibrate with an exciting Sunday during which the race of the Italian GP is celebrated. The test will start at 15:00, but from 14:30 you will be able to follow the entire preview on OKDIARIO via our broadcast.
And if you also want to follow it on television, know that DAZN These are the media that have acquired the broadcasting rights for all the races in our country. This Italian GP, like the rest of the car weekends, can be seen live on television via the channel DAZN F1available on the platform Movistar+.
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Carlos Sainz, happy birthday?
Let’s remember that today our Spanish driver celebrates his birthday. Sainz blows out the candles for the 30th time in his life and hopes to do it with a sweet taste in his last race at Monza owned by Ferrari. The Madrilenian wants to bring joy to his team and especially to himself, that’s why he will fight from the beginning for the victory to take advantage of his team’s trend, which works better on Sundays than on Saturdays. In front he will have his partner in this order from bottom to top, Charles Leclerc (4th), Russell (3rd), Piastri (2nd) and Norris (1st).
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Let’s move on to the prelude to the Italian GP, where Norris and Verstappen will be the stars of their umpteenth clash of this season that is coming to an end! In this last section, every point is decisive for the title, which in the case of these two drivers would be the first for the Briton and the fourth for the Dutchman, no more and no less. Another duel between the McLaren plane and the dilapidated single-seater Red Bull. One starts first and another seventh, but anything can happen on a classic circuit like Monza, so you can’t miss this sixteenth edition of the World Championship.
It’s time to remember the starting grid
This is how the 20 drivers will start this Sunday at Monza, a grid with some new faces like that of Franco Colapinto. The Argentinian replaces Logan Sargeant In Williams and will carry out his first full test in F1.