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MONZA The pole of the Italian GP belongs to Mercedes, while Ferrari collapses surpassed by all. At Monza, even without “party mode,” the extreme electronic mapping of the engine to get more horsepower in a single lap, there are two Frecces out front. Confirming an overwhelming technical superiority.
Lewis Hamilton signs pole with the track record, for the 94th start from pole in his career: 1’18 “877 at an average of 264.362 km / h. Behind Bottas and a surprising Carlos Sainz, the Spaniard will lead the team Maranello from 2021 and this performance shows what it is worth. Max verstappen, only fifth behind Sergio Pérez’s “Pink Mercedes”.
It’s a disastrous Saturday for Ferrari at their home track, even worse than at Spa. Leclerc comes out thirteenth. Vettel was even eliminated in the first session and will start 17th in the race on Sunday. He was a victim of mind-boggling traffic, accusing the wall of having missed the time of departure: «We left the garage at the wrong time, I couldn’t do anything else. There were too many cars in the same place, it was a disaster. “But he had also shown great difficulty in making time for the first few attempts. The waking war, a constant Monza, exploded only at the beginning and the four-time world champion found himself in the middle. Otherwise, there were only normal towing attempts.
It’s a setback, another one, also because the race pace data that emerged in Friday’s simulations was not good at all. Leclerc resigned: “I’m not happy, but it’s a really difficult situation for two races. We have to stay motivated and work, we hope it comes out better from Mugello. The Monegasque did nothing wrong, he only paid for the disarming slowness of a car that last year was impregnable on the Brianza straight. He had said it on Friday: “We are fighting to be in the top 10.”
That super engine is gone, and the chassis has proven poor too. After all, in the few Monza stages driven both Vettel and Leclerc had shown incorrigible flaws in the ultra-exhaust set-up to regain speed on the straight.
If before it was a storm, now it is a storm. But on the other hand, it was expected on very high speed tracks where power and aerodynamic efficiency count. And this 2020 Ferrari has neither feature. Also behind Renault, AlphaTauri, away from McLaren. Mercedes and Red Bull (not the one seen today) are in another category. And on Sunday there is the race, in front of the colored cards in the stands.
September 5, 2020 (change September 5, 2020 | 17:12)
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