Valtteri Bottas won the 2021 Italian Grand Prix F1 Sprint, but it is Red Bull driver Max Verstappen who will start on pole tomorrow due to Bottas’ engine penalty. Daniel Ricciardo will be on the front row tomorrow.
The Saftey Car was deployed after the start of the second ever Sprint Qualifying race, as Pierre Gasly crashed after in the first sector. Both Scuderia Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz started the race on the medium tyre and gained a place at the end of lap 1. as Charles also managed to get ahead of his teammate.
After the restart, Charles and Carlos found themselves behind Lewis Hamilton, but were able to stay ahead of Antonio Giovinazzi and most importantly a charging Sergio Perez, as the Mexican racing driver did not manage to capitalize on the speed of his Red Bull car.
No points on Saturday for the Ferrari drivers, but a good starting position for Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, as the Maranello team will attempt to stay as close as possible to the McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo and therefore not lose to many points in the fight for third place in the Formula 1 Constructor Standings. As a result of Valtteri Bottas’ engine penalty, Charles Leclerc will start fifth and Carlos Sainz sixth.
Italian Grand Prix – Here are the results from today’s Sprint Qualifying ahead of tomorrow’s 2021 F1 World Championship race from Monza.
Results (Classification):
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes – 18 laps
Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +2.325
Daniel Ricciardo McLaren +14.534
Lando Norris McLaren +18.835
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +20.011
Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +23.442
Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +27.952
Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo +31.089
Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +31.680
Lance Stroll Aston Martin +38.671
Fernando Alonso Alpine +39.795
Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin +41.177
Esteban Ocon Alpine +43.373
Nicholas Latifi Williams Racing +45.977
George Russell Williams Racing +46.821
Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri +49.977
Nikita Mazepin Haas +62.599
Robert Kubica Alfa Romeo +65.096
Mick Schumacher Haas +66.154
Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri NC
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