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In qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, nothing went right for the Scuderia.
Sebastian Vettel does not even make it to Q2 and then criticizes the Scuderia, Charles Leclerc also fails early and is deeply frustrated (Formula 1: Italian Grand Prix, Sunday, starting at 15.30 at LIVETICKER).
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is also extremely frustrated. In the race he is not even in third place, which he otherwise has. In Mercedes, on the other hand, joy dominates.
SPORT1 summarizes the votes for qualification in Monza Heaven, ORF, from the pit lane and the press conference.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Rank 1: “It wasn’t that bad. I have a fantastic team behind me that sent me to the track at the perfect time. It wasn’t easy, as everyone could see. We were all together for a long time, Valtteri held his breath, You don’t just need a lap free, you also need a squeaky clean one. You just have to find your balance and develop that feeling of being able to attack. I did it today so I’m very satisfied. “
about working on his race car: “We worked hard on the car again between free practice and qualifying to optimize the balance of the car. Before qualifying, I was a little nervous about whether it would be worth it, but it worked really well, it was good.”
to party mode forbidden from Monza: “I don’t think we ever had a ‘party mode’. Someone made it up. And who knows if we still use that mode in Spa?”
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in classification format: “We’ve had the same weekend format for who knows how long. It gets a little boring when it’s the same every weekend. But I don’t have any suggestions. Leave it to the fans. Find out what the fans want.”
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), Rank 2: “I was first on the track. I don’t know how it would have turned out otherwise. Second is not bad. But of course that didn’t help on the straight. My race pace looks good compared to Lewis. It could be a Great race”. “(DATA CENTER: Formula 1 Drivers Classification)
Carlos Sainz (McLaren), Rank 3: “I have felt very strong since Q1. I knew I could do a 19.5. On the first lap I had a little moment of shock at Lesmo 1. I risked a lot in the last corners. I got into the Ascari.” it actually slowed down too late. “
Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Rank 5: “I tried all the wing adjustments you can do at Monza, but in the end the lap time was the same. There are a lot of things we have to analyze. You could say we lack power. But that’s no excuse.”
about your chances at Ziggo Sport: “We started the season with the assumption that we could fight Mercedes. Now we are behind a McLaren and a Racing Point here at Monza. That is not good. We will only fight for third place in the race. But I am in favor of that. I am not here. “
on his title hopes: “I’ll probably be third in the championship anyway. I’m surprised to be second. I never had the impression that I was fighting for the title anyway. I lose at least seven points every weekend.”
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), 13th: “If you do a good lap and you’re so far behind, especially here at Monza, it hurts. What an achievement, of all things, in the Ferrari home race! But that’s the reality for us right now, unfortunately, unfortunately. We have to pull on our sleeves. I can only hope things go a little better at Mugello, and that’s a home race for us as well. “
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about his performance: “I don’t have to blame myself. I got everything out of the car. I can’t do more than that. I had planned my lap well, the distance to the cars in front of me was correct to benefit from a wake. But it just didn’t work. Anymore. “
wait for an improvement: “It would be nice if we saw a little light at the end of the race tunnel after the next one at Mugello. We are trying our best, but we have not found a solution yet. We have to bite and stay motivated, I’m sure we can.” . Better days will come “.
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), Rank 17: “I was in the middle of the field and I couldn’t do that much. There were a lot of cars in the same place. There wasn’t much to do where I was, from the way they sent me. It’s bitter, of course, because I already knew at the beginning of the game. lap that won’t happen. Everyone wanted to overtake, then chaos broke out. The plan was a clean lap. That didn’t work. “
on the question why you didn’t drive earlier in Q1 to avoid the traffic jam: “I’ll wait until they give me the go-ahead. You don’t always know what’s going to happen. But maybe it was predictable that there would be a bit of a stressful situation at the end. That’s exactly what hit us.”
about his career chances: “I think we are a little faster than the cars around us, but it will be difficult to regain a lot of ground.”
on the pit radio during the race. “What a mess, why do the Alphas have to overtake everyone and cause so much shit?” (2020 Formula 1 racing calendar)
Toto Wolff (Director of Mercedes Motorsport): “We really have some races behind us now and we can be very happy with how it went. I think you can also be very satisfied with today. First race after party and our differences remained the same or even better.” compared to one or another competitor that may have driven this issue. We will see satisfaction in the next races. “
to the possibilities in the race: “Now let’s see if we can do that just as well in tomorrow’s race. In fact, we should be significantly faster in the race for the entire race distance. Now we can use this mode for the entire race, which we couldn’t before. But to finish we have to. “
Helmut Marko (Director of Motorsport Red Bull): “It is not exactly what we expected. Monza is not necessarily a field that has absolute expressiveness. But it shows the power reserves that this engine has. But still: the jump from the Q1, Q2, Q3 individual was no longer Tan cheeky as it was before with ‘party mode’. In pessimistic terms, we would have been further back. On the other hand, the engine has so much potential that you can drive a race distance with a higher mode. We’ll see that tomorrow. ”
in rank five from Max Verstappen: “Max did not have an optimal lap in Q3. Third place would have been possible.”
on Lewis Hamilton’s statement that Red Bull only has one fast driver: “Hamilton called us several times last year so we could put Albon in the car. Today he was almost three-tenths behind Max, so that’s a raise and that’s to be accepted. Of course, he should come closer. Let’s see how they go. things in the race Go tomorrow. I do not understand these statements well. “
