Time trials were colored by a large number of grid penalties.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc lrushes from the pole position to the Italian GP in Monza on Sunday.
Leclerc was the fastest in Saturday’s qualifying, but he would have started from the pole position with a slightly weaker performance. Leclerc was the only one of the top drivers who had no known grid penalties.
For example, the one with the second fastest time Max Verstappen has to leave behind because of a five-square penalty. A Mercedes leaves from the second box George Russell.
The reason for the penalties is that the teams ended up changing engines now that there is a track where overtaking is easier than average.
Alfa Romeo Valtteri Bottas was one of those who received a starting grid penalty. He was 12th fastest in qualifying, but starts further back.
of Williams Alex Albon is sidelined for this week’s gp. A Dutchman will drive in his place Nyck de Vries. The reason for Albon’s absence is appendicitis, for which he applied to the hospital.
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