↕️ Ferrari and Nyck de Vries had a great day. The penalty system used in F1, though...
have gone in a different set-up direction with Verstappen. On that occasion, Verstappen ran with a lower downforce set-up to apply pressure to Leclerc – a decision that became irrelevant when Leclerc crashed out by himself.– a move that slightly hampers his straight-line speed but with the potential for slightly better tyre life.
However, of all the circuits at which starting in the mid-pack is particularly perilous Monza is certainly one of the worst, due to that incredibly tight and narrow Rettifilio chicane…Qualifying seventh and winning the ‘best of the rest’ qualifying battle between Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari, Norris comfortably made it into Q3 and then beat his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo by three tenths of a second.
While he went on to make a mistake in Q2, locking up and costing himself any chance of progressing further, it was an impressive showing from a driver with less-than-ideal preparation – the perfect demonstration from De Vries at a time when the 2023 race seat is up for grabs.With the W13 far from the strongest car on the grid when it comes to straight-line speed, Hamilton starting from the back of the grid means he is set for a tough race on Sunday.
“We’ve done very few laps and I think that’s the main reason why the weekend has been compromised,” Schumacher said afterwards. With an inexperienced team-mate taking over Albon’s car with minimal notice or preparation, one might have expected Latifi to at least outqualify De Vries given his comfort and experience with the FW44.
Two races later, the teams have proven that statement wrong, as even more drivers are taking grid drops for this weekend – the teams taking note of the possibility of overtaking at Monza and taking the opportunity to fit new engine components as they deem necessary.
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