F1, Ferrari humiliated at Monza: Vettel and Leclerc eliminated, Hamilton pole



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Lewis hamilton got pole position in the classification of Italian Grand Prix: at the Monza circuit the world champion establishes the new history in 1: 18.887, ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. An excellent follow Carlos Sainz, third in his McLaren ahead of Sergio Pérez’s Racing Point and Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. Also in the top ten are Norris, Ricciardo, Stroll, Albon and Gasly.

Ferrari lives instead the blackest saturday of the last decades, and right in start track: for the first time since 1984 Both drivers of the Reds are excluded from the top ten positions. on the starting grid of the Autodromo. Charles Leclerc, eliminated in Q2, is thirteenth. Even seventeenth Sebastian Vettel, eliminated in Q1: the German will start from the penultimate row, it is the worst result in the last 60 years at Monza for the Cavallino, if we exclude technical failures or accidents.

THE QUALIFICATIONS

Q1: Lewis Hamilton already leads with a time of 1: 19.514, followed by his teammate Bottas. Great chaos in the final of the heats, all the cars are on the track and many drivers are unable to take off.

Sebastian Vettel pays the price, unable to take advantage of the last useful lap and is immediately eliminated along with Grosjean, Giovinazzi, Russell and Latifi. The four-time world champion will start from seventeenth position on his home track.

Q2: Being the world champion Hamilton in great shape, the English driver sets the new track record at 1: 19.052. But Bottas smashes it in the knockout final, setting a time of 1: 18.952, a new Autodromo record.

Ferrari curtain: Leclerc is eliminated from Q3 along with Kvyat, Ocon, Raikkonen and Magnussen.

In Third trimester Common duel between Hamilton and Bottas for pole position, while Verstappen does not shine. Lewis’s claw comes on the last lap: 1: 18.887, track record and pole for Ferrari.

Starting grid (top ten)

1 L. Hamilton (B) Mercedes 1’18 ″ 887

2 V. Bottas (B) Mercedes +00 ″ 069

3 C. Sainz (B) McLaren +00 ″ 808

4 S. Pérez (B) Racing Point +00 ″ 833

5 M. Verstappen (B) Red Bull +00 ″ 908

6 L. Norris (B) McLaren +00 ″ 933

7 D. Ricciardo (B) Renault +00 ″ 977

Ride 8 L. (B) Racing Point +01 ″ 162

9 A. Albon (B) Red Bull +01 ″ 203

10 P. Gasly (B) AlphaTauri

OMNISPORT | 05-09-2020 16:12

F1, Ferrari humiliated at Monza: Vettel and Leclerc eliminated, Hamilton pole Source: Getty Images

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