Ferrari comes from a very good place qualification but the points are made today and he will have to reconfirm what was seen on Friday and Saturday. In Monza the home team will start from Pole with Sainz and from the third pitch with Charles Leclerc. In the middle, an uncomfortable Max Verstappen ready to attack the Spaniard to fly solo towards the tenth consecutive victory of the season, the one that would allow him to make a historic record, which he currently shares with Sebastian Vettel. The Rossa's goal is to get to the podium, perhaps with both cars. However, without hiding the desire to finish on the top step of the podium. Ferrari, however, will have to defend themselves because immediately behind them they will have two other tough guys, Russell who will start alongside Leclerc, and Perez. Alexander Albon also placed excellently as he will start next to Perez. With just a few hours left until the start, let's see the starting grid for the Italian Grand Prix!
The top 10 positionsi, Ferrari dreams of the podium
Up front it will be Ferrari vs Verstappen. All three finished qualifying within a few thousandths of each other. The difference, however, was made by Carlos Sainz who with great stubbornness obtained the fourth pole of his career, perhaps the most beautiful, the first in Monza. The Spaniard had already shown that he could have his say in free practice. Even in qualifying he placed ahead of his teammate. At the start he will have to contain Hurricane Max, who despite starting from second position is already anticipating victory. And if the overtaking doesn't come on the first lap there will be time to recover. After all, the RB19 is a racing animal, the SF-23 for qualifying.
The second row is still a Ferrari affair, with Charles Leclerc in third position, and Russell in fourth. The Englishman, after a series of subpar races, made a breakthrough in qualifying and is aiming for the podium. Sergio Perez also wants to make up for it and will start in the third row. The Mexican, who always falls short by a few tenths in qualifying, demonstrated in free practice that he has an excellent pace, at times even better than Verstappen's. The goal is to complete a double, in a comeback. Alongside him we find Alexander Albon. Another excellent qualifying placement for him, after the Netherlands. Williams worked hard to get into Q3 and showed they have good pace for the race.
Fourth row for Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton, in difficulty compared to his teammate. Mercedes tested various setups until Saturday morning. In the fifth row we find the other McLaren of Lando Norris who will find himself alongside a tough nut to crack, Fernando Alonso.
The other 10 positions
The sixth row is all AlphaTauri with Tsunoda and Lawson. Liam Lawson's performance was excellent in his second official Grand Prix after replacing Ricciardo. Seventh row instead for Hulkenberg's Haas and Valtteri Bottas.
Logan Sargeant fails. His teammate will start on the third row, he in the eighth together with the other Alfa Romeo of Zhou Guanyu. Surprisingly, in the penultimate row we find the two Alpines, of Gasly and Ocon. Terrible qualifying for the French team who can't find speed in Monza.
They close it deployment Kevin Magnussen and a disappointing Lance Stroll in Aston Martin. The Canadian was unable to ride on Friday, both due to Drugovich's entry and the technical problem in FP2 and seems to have suffered the blow.
See you at 15pm for the Grand Prix!
