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Ferrari-Debakel in Monza: Here Leclerc crashes into the gang in full force.(00:46)
Ferrari’s home race drama is already perfect on lap 25. Charles Leclerc loses control and crashes into the thick wall of the tire at the exit of the Parabolica corner at over 200 km / h. The monegasse, who took pole and victory here at Monza a year ago, is coming out himself.
Sebastian Vettel had to surrender on lap 6. The four-time world champion (2010-2013) breaks through the styrofoam barrier after a brake failure and has to park the car shortly after. Both Ferraris at Monza, and that’s before the middle of the race!
Even before the start, things couldn’t get worse for the Reds. For the first time since 1984, Ferrari did not break out of the top 10 at Monza. Now double retirement in race number 999.
He punished Hamilton outstanding, but without a chance
Kevin Magnussen has to park his Haas-Ferrari on lap 22, which activates the safety car. Hamilton and Giovinazzi ignore the closed pit window and each receives a 10-second penalty.
Then the events happen: Charles Leclerc crashes and activates the red flag on lap 25. After the race was stopped for several minutes, the first time the race was restarted standing. Because Hamilton has to serve his penalty, he suddenly finds himself in the back of the field.
The sixth win of the season for the world champion is over! Hamilton brings in opponent after opponent, but the Formula 1 flier does not pass the seventh place.
And that’s despite Hamilton being in great shape at Monza: on Saturday he not only set the circuit record, but also the fastest Formula 1 lap of all time (264,362 km / h average speed).
After 146 races the winning soft drink
In 146 races, a Mercedes, Red Bull or Ferrari driver always won. Since Melbourne 2013 and Kimi Räikkönen’s victory in the Lotus. Now this series is broken: Pierre Gasly makes a sensational success at the AlphaTauri!
The last victory of the racing team? That dates back to 2008. The previous team, Toro-Rosso, celebrated victory at Monza twelve years ago. Responsible for this: Sebastian Vettel, who surprised everyone at the time at age 21 and achieved his first of 53 victories.
Moving the podium scene without fans.
It would also have been the first win for all three of Gasly’s fighters. Just behind Gasly, Sainz (McLaren-Renault), Stroll (Racing Point) and Norris (McLaren-Renault) cross the finish line. They were all on the podium once before. But never at the top.
Winner Gasly really takes advantage of it – he stands alone on the top podium for a while and can hardly believe what happened. The last time a Frenchman won was in 1996. Olivier Panis in Ligier Mugen’s car in Monaco.
Meanwhile, Räikkönen second
After starting from a standstill and because Hamilton fell backwards due to his penalty, Alpha-Sauber’s Kimi Räikkönen is in second place. Suddenly, Alfa-Sauber’s dreams of a good position shine. Even the podium? 25 years ago, Heinz-Harald Frentzen (now 53) secured the first podium for the Hinwil racing team at Monza.
The “air pump” and soft tires stop Kimi
But these dreams quickly exploded. The Finn suffers from Maranello’s weak engine and is rejected. In addition, it only has soft tires, which continue to deteriorate towards the end of the race. In the end, he even missed the top 10 and the points. Antonio Giovinazzi has no chance after his 10-second penalty, which he caught with Hamilton.
Frustrated Bottas – Coming Out
And what is the second Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas doing? The Finn fell asleep at first! From the first row, you immediately go back to rank 6. And you get stuck in this position. Bottas curses on the radio: “I can’t drive with this engine setup, that’s a joke.”
Max Verstappen doesn’t work well either. The Dutchman has to park his car on lap 31. Bottas (117 points) edged out Verstappen (110 points) for fifth place in the World Cup.
Befreites Racing-Point
“In the interest of sport” announced on Sunday afternoon before the race that Racing Point would withdraw its appeal against the 15-point World Championship penalty and 400,000 euros. The “Pink Panthers” took these penalties because the racing team copied the 2019 Mercedes (especially the brake vents).
Renault had already withdrawn the protest after the decision in this “Copygate” matter. And Ferrari will also do it until Mugello (next weekend). With that this topic is over. The whole thing was a distraction for the team and for others, says Racing Point.
How liberated do the “Pink Panthers” really appear in Monza? With Lance Stroll in third place, the racing team took its first podium of the season!
Renault soon with a new face
Renault continues to drive the yellow and black cars, and Renault does not play a major role here at Monza: 6. Ricciardo. 8. Ocon.
On Sunday morning, the French racing team announced that it would be racing under a new name and livery starting next season. The team will be called “Alpine F1 Team” from 2021. And start over with the national colors of your home country: blue, white, red.
Hardly any parting gifts for Williams
Claire Williams (44) resigns after this race weekend after more than six years as the Williams team boss. The new American owner named Dorilton should have enough time for the successor solution.
Nicolas Latifi narrowly missed in eleventh place to secure the first point of the season for the team. His teammate George Russell turns 14.
50 years after Rindt’s accident and Regazzoni’s victory
It was also Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of September in Monza. In 1970. On Saturday, Lotus star Jochen Rindt had a fatal accident at the Parabolica, the destination curve at Monza.
The next day, Clay Regazzoni from Ticino drives his Ferrari to his first of five GP victories. Formula 1 expert Roger Benoit shares memories of Rindt’s tragic death (click here) and Regazzoni’s overwhelming victory (click here).
So it goes
Already next weekend with the ninth race of the season and the Ferrari GP 1000. And that’s at the Reds’ home in Mugello. So from Lombardy we continue to Tuscany.
Vasseur, team principal: “It was a strange race. We got off to a good start. Of course, the time penalty had a huge impact on Antonio’s career. For Kimi things went very well after the restart on the soft tires. However, in the long run, the competition had an advantage in terms of tires. The bottom line is that we have improved both in qualifying and in the race. But it has to stay that way. “
Kimi Raikkonen: “In the end, the result is disappointing. We couldn’t do more. After the restart some laps went well on the soft tires. When these were dismantled, we had no chance. “
Antonio Giovinazzi: “In such a crazy race, it’s a shame we didn’t score any points. This would have been possible. We still have to analyze that with the penalty, I just wanted to get into the pits as quickly as possible. But after that, he was too far behind. “
Drivers positions after the Monza GP
Builder Qualification
4. Racing-Point-Mercedes 82 (after deduction of 15 points)
