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[Rassegna stampa] – Lewis Hamilton also won the qualification of Monza, the temple of speed (for F1) emptied of fans and opponents. Even without party mode, Mercedes flies and is the best performer. Such absolute dominance that comparisons to Schumacher’s stellar period at Ferrari are natural.
“Always party, for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton. Before those who thought that without the “party mode” the world champions would not have danced. The Englishman’s car at Monza was truly a Black Arrow, breaking Kimi Raikkonen’s 2018 Ferrari record for the fastest lap in F1 history, averaging a terrifying 264.362 km / h. A show of force equivalent to a punch in the face, for the “lobby” of rival teams that according to Wolff ‘merged’, which led the FIA to issue a new technical directive in order to avoid the use of maps more extreme motor for ratings. In fact, nothing has changed. A double loss for Red Bull-Honda, Ferrari and Renault, who believed they had taken one of their strengths away from Mercedes. “It was our best pole at Monza – says Hamilton, who reached 94 – I knew he had a strong car in all sectors and with the heat we managed to find more grip when exiting the Parabolica. A great performance from the team, which continues to improve, despite the triumphs. The timing chosen by the men of the Mercedes strategies to exit the pits was also perfect, always putting the drivers in the ideal position, with Hamilton being able to take advantage of the wake of his teammate Bottas for team agreements. “We learned the lesson of last year, when there was confusion and we lost the opportunity to fight for pole position,” recalls Hamilton himself. While Bottas, beaten only by 69 thousandths, does not give up: “I have the same rhythm as Lewis.” Mercedes prepares today for a new monologue at the Italian GP, happy to kill the show, from the top of its clear superiority“.
Luigi perna, La Gazzetta dello Sport
“One minute, 18 seconds and 887 thousandths to travel 5,793 meters. Lewis Hamilton sets the lap with the highest average speed in the history of Formula 1: 264,362 km / h. The record set by Kimi Raikkonen in 2018 fell (263,578 km / h), the Finn had achieved it in the days of his farewell with Ferrari. The Mercedes engine was not affected in the least by the new technical directives. Today Lewis is chasing victory number 90 to move to -1 of Michael Schumacher’s all-time record.“.
Corriere della Sera
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