With Max Verstappen Starting from pole Position, The Italian Grand Prix Promises to Be A Fierce Battle on Sunday. The Dutchman Remains Realistic About His Chances, But Turning A Surprising Pole Into A Surprising Victory is not entirely impossible.
Verstappen had No Trouble Keeping Both Feet on the ground after his impressive pole lap on Saturday. “McLaren is Always Very Strong in the races. We’ve or Thought we were close, and then we get completely destroyed on Sunday. So we’ll see.”
On Saturday, the red bull in the hands of the Dutchman was The Fastest, but that sacrifices no guarantheses for the race through through the season. The Car of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri has its strength Mainly on Sunday, a fact that Verstappen Cannot Ignore. “So I Mainly Hope That Has Become a Bit Better For All of Us. Then I have a Chance to Participate.”
‘No Difference Between Night and Day’
Yet the McLaren Drivers Did Not Boast. “I have QUITE A BIT of Confidence, because the race is indeed our strength,” Said Wk Leader Piastri, Who Starts Third.
“But it was not a differentence of night and day with the rest in the racing simulations. And it is not just about speed here anyway. Whether or not slipstreaming makes a big differentence, the start can be very chaotic. Everything is invaded.”
Norris also sees that Verstappen and his red bull are not easy defeated. “If you compare them with last year, they have improved so much. We did not expect them to be so good this weekend. Max’s racing simulation was also very close to ours on fridge.”
Verstappen Must also Take Leclerc Into Account
In Addition to the McLaren Drivers, Verstappen Has Another opponent to Deal with. Certainly if hey Loses to Norris and Piaastri, Home Favorite Charles Leclerc with his Ferrari is an important factor in the battle for the podium.
The Monegasque Letterly Gave Hope to the Sold-out Grandstands of Monza on Saturday. “But more than Fourth Place was simply not in it,” Leclerc sighed afterwards.
The Winner of Last Year Still Wants To Repeat His Stunt. “Not only for myself, altheoth the podium here is an incredible experience, but also to repay all the support we get this weekend. Red bull and mclaren have a bit faster so far, but I give everything to make something special happen.”
One-Stopper is a Certainty, Just Like Sunny Weather
In Terms of Strategy, Accordance to Mario Isola from Pirelli, it is a simple story. “In the free practice sessions it was clear that will be a one-stopper. The medium tire and the hard tire will then be used the most, with the best compromise betse and wear.
Little is to be expected from the weather God in Monza. It will remain dry all Sunday, with mostly sun after a cloud here and there. All this ensures a temperature of 27 degrees.
The Italian Grand Prix Starts at 3:00 pm.