Monza, Gasly wins a surreal GP; Second Sainz, then stroll

Pierre Gasly surprisingly wins a daring Italian GP, ​​split into two acts by a red flag triggered on lap 27 by a serious accident by Charles Leclerc on the Parabolica, with the Monegasque Ferrari unharmed. The Frenchman of the Italian AlphaTauri, first victory for him in F1, anticipates the stop at the right moment and thus puts out of play, first the safety car, then the red flag, facts that have confused the cards of a race that seemed punctuated . . Gasly prevails against Carlos Sainz, irreducible until the end, and Lance Stroll, who complete the podium of a surreal GP. Not only because of the absence of the public due to the anti-Covid rules. The key is a penalty, a stop and go with a 10 “penalty, imposed on Lewis Hamilton and Antonio Giovinazzi for entering the pits, lap 21, in a ‘closed pit lane’ phase after an activated safety car. an unsafe spot for Magnussen on the track. Until then, Hamilton dominated, then found himself chasing down to seventh place

No connection to Mugello

Therefore, Lewis Hamilton’s commitment to Michael Schumacher’s victories will not take place at Mugello next week for the Ferrari 1000 GP. Little consolation for one of the darkest moments of the Cavallino era, with Sebastian Vettel retired due to problems. mechanics -tilt brakes- and Charles Leclerc, as mentioned, went off track at 220 km / h in the Parabolica.

Great gasly

Very good Gasly, both in terms of tactics and in managing the occasion: he showed up and took the opportunity to lead a French rider back to success 24 years after Olivier Panis’ hit at Monte Carlo 1996, another GP chaos. The only Ferrari driver who smiles is the one from the future, Carlos Sainz, who closes second by winning his best result in F1 just in front of what will be his public from 2021. For the Spaniard and McLaren a solid performance, which projects each once again to the team as the third force in the World Cup. Stroll’s performance was positive, giving Racing Point its first podium of the season.

Red to the peak

The reds do not exist: Sebastian Vettel retires on lap 8 after a fire in the brakes that forces him to go straight to the first variant, crashing and also blowing up the polystyrene protection protections. For Charles Leclerc, winner here last year, a strong blow against the barriers outside the Parabolica stops his momentum: after the restart from the safety car, thanks to the grinder of the stops he had climbed to fourth place, but the error was fatal. For Ferrari the sinking seems to have no end: even surpassed by Renault, it is now sixth in the constructors’ championship.

wait show

The race looked like a descent for Hamilton, who dominated with the McLarens behind him after a poor start by Bottas, until lap 21. The withdrawal of Magnussen, who brings in the safety car, initiates the pit stops and creates the “misunderstanding “of the pit lane closed. In the error, also accomplices not clear luminous panels, but only Hamilton and Giovinazzi fall, who are punished. At the restart of the grid, after suspension due to Leclerc’s accident, in the order of Hamilton, Stroll, Gasly, Raikkonen, Giovinazzi, Sainz, Norris, Bottas, Latifi and Ricciardo, Lewis runs well, stops for the penalty and The Vuelve begins. Ahead, however, they don’t rule out: Gasly flies, with Sainz and Stroll behind. The Spanish continues to press, returns on the last lap and is within reach of Drs. However, there is no more time, the sprint smiles at the Frenchman, who lives the joy of an incredulous life among the confetti and champagne of a more than unexpected podium.

Bottas never seen

In the world championship, Hamilton’s empty joke is not picked up by his opponents: Max Verstappen is betrayed by Red Bull and retires, while Bottas, truly impalpable, does not go beyond an insipid fifth place: the gap with his teammate still great, 47 points. Important is the race of Lando Norris, 4th and author of a great overtaking in Bottas in the first outing; points also Ricciardo, 6th; Ocon, 8th; Kvyat, ninth and Pérez, tenth.