Monza drives Leclerc forward

A Ferrari on pole: It's an unusual picture. Charles Leclerc wears yellow. The Ferrari also wears a bit of yellow. A reminiscence of company founder Enzo Ferrari and his hometown of Modena. The race track, built in 100, is also celebrating its 1922th anniversary, an ideal time for a Ferrari triumph. Leclerc won once in Monza in 2019. Three years later he started from pole after a strong qualifying. They will give everything in the stands to make it work again. Monza lives Ferrari, Monza breathes Ferrari, now the Scuderia, which is often gassy, must not run out of air.

Be careful what comes after Leclerc: The pole is also a bit surprising for the Monegasque, especially since he didn't even have to benefit from the penalties of his competitors. That Max Verstappen, the world champion in the Red Bull, after qualifying second place, that Carlos Sainz, Leclerc's colleague after qualifying third place, that Verstappen's colleague Sergio Perez after qualifying fourth place and that record world champion Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes on qualifying Fifth place, the fact that they all have to start from further back because of new parts in their cars that exceed the permitted quota, makes the race a little more unpredictable. Next Verstappen catch-up? Verstappen will start from seventh place: in front of him George Russell in the Mercedes from second place on the grid, Lando Norris in the McLaren in third place, teammate Daniel Ricciardo, last year's winner, in fourth place, Pierre Gasly, surprise winner in 2020, in the Toro Rosso in fifth place and Fernando Alonso, Winner at Monza 2010 in a Ferrari, on sixth place.

Vettel's farewell to the scene of his first Grand Prix victory: 17th place in qualifying but eleventh on the starting grid. For Sebastian Vettel, the penalties against the competition had some good things. But the Aston Martin and the now 35-year-old are still really coming together. On the other hand: Vettel loves courses like Monza. Also because he got his first pole there in 2008 and his first Grand Prix victory the next day.

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