“A shame”: huge trouble after qualifying farce

Monza is famous as a high-speed circuit, but there was little racing in qualifying on Saturday. In the last lap of qualifying, no one wanted to be in the front because experience has shown that slipstream makes a big difference in Monza. That's why the horsepower entourage dawdled so much that the top drivers crossed the start and finish line too late for a final fast lap. Who was previously and ultimately the fastest Youngster Charles Leclerc, who secured pole .

However, the Monegasque immediately apologized to the fans for the anti-show. “It was a disgrace what happened here in the last round.” And further: “I don’t know whether I was particularly smart or just the least stupid.”

Mercedes is angry There was great anger in the Mercedes camp. Lewis Hamilton wanted to find the culprits quickly. The five-time world champion believed that the whole thing had been orchestrated by Ferrari. “Interesting tactic to secure pole position – just don’t do the lap.”

When asked whether Formula 1 had made a fool of itself this Saturday, the Brit had no answer. “I don't really know what to say about that. We have to think about how we can solve something like this more cleverly.” An investigation, but no punishments Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff also reacted furiously. “Everyone is trying to get the slipstream. Then a few complete idiots at the front reduced the speed so much that it was no longer possible," Wolff complained in the ORF interview and added: "I've never seen anything like that before. It was like the junior class – everyone looked like an idiot at the end – and wasn’t worthy of Formula 1.”

The slipstream tactics were investigated by race stewards on Saturday evening, but no penalties were imposed.

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“A shame”: huge trouble after qualifying farce

After the final phase of qualifying for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, which had degenerated into a farce, there was a lot of trouble.

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