Despite Bottas' triumph: Verstappen is the winner of the day

Lewis Hamiton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas grabbed the sprint victory, but Max Verstappen was the winner of the short-term spectacle in the Royal Park. The 23-year-old Formula 1 leader will start the Italian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday (15.00:XNUMX p.m.) because Bottas has been penalized for an illegal engine change.

In addition, the winner of the last two Grand Prix increased his lead over Hamilton to five points thanks to the two points for second place in the 18-lap sprint on the high-speed Monza circuit. “Better than expected,” said the Dutchman Verstappen happily and with a smile. Hamilton's start goes wrong With a completely botched start on the dirtier side, Hamilton lost places from second position, but in the end he didn't get any higher than fifth place. The seven-time world champion couldn't get past the McLaren duo Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris. Sebastian Vettel didn't make it past twelfth place in the Aston Martin, Mick Schumacher was 19th.

In the Red Bull pit there was great joy about Verstappen taking first place on the grid; the mechanics had previously had to do some hard work in the Ferrari garage. During training at lunchtime, Carlos Sainz hit his car badly. The Spaniard was uninjured, but the car was badly damaged. The repairs were completed just in time for the start of the sprint, and Sainz came seventh in front of the maximum 28.000 registered Tifosi at the Autodromo Nazionale. Teammate Charles Leclerc, who won the Grand Prix at the Scuderia's home race in 2019, took sixth place. He had complained of feeling unwell during training. Sprint qualifying in Monza 1. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) – Mercedes 2. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) – Red Bull 3. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) – McLaren 4. Lando Norris (Great Britain) – McLaren 5. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) – Mercedes 6. Charles Leclerc (Monaco) – Ferrari 7. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain) – Ferrari 8. Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy) – Alfa Romeo 9. Sergio Perez (Mexico) – Red Bull 10. Lance Stroll (Canada) – Aston Martin 11. Fernando Alonso (Spain) – Alpine 12. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) – Aston Martin 13. Esteban Ocon (France) – Alpine 14. Nicholas Latifi (Canada) – Williams 15. George Russell (Great Britain) – Williams 16. Yuki Tsunoda (Japan) – Alpha Tauri 17. Nikita Masepin (Russia) – Haas 18. Robert Kubica (Poland) – Alfa Romeo 19. Mick Schumacher (Germany) – Haas Eliminated: Pierre Gasly (France) – Alpha Tauri

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Despite Bottas' triumph: Verstappen is the winner of the day

Valtteri Bottas drives to victory in the Formula 1 sprint in Monza. But it won't be him starting from pole position, but Max Verstappen. Defending champion Lewis Hamilton messed up the start.

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