The Monza Saturday will be remembered by Ferrari fans above all for the splendid pole position conquered by Charles Leclerc, who repeated the first place on the grid already earned in 2019, the year in which the Monegasque imposed himself on the Brianza track. While waiting to understand if this time Ferrari’s # 16 will be able to make his fans go crazy with joy, however, the entire Formula 1 Circus was overwhelmed by the confusion generated by the rain of penalties to be applied on the grid in tomorrow’s race. As many as nine of the 20 drivers taking part in the GP had penalties to serve, mainly related to the replacement of one or more components of the power unit or the use of a new gearbox.
However, if for the trio of drivers who had retreat as a penalty a “Bottom grid” – Sainz, Hamilton and Tsunoda – there were no doubts about their respective starting positions, the situation was very different for the other six sanctioned. However, the uncertainty about the composition of the grid has not only confused the fans, but also all the insiders. The team principals and were no exception the same drivers, who were not sure what their position on the grid would be and they tried to answer the reporters’ questions without going into the specifics of the row in which they would be shooting tomorrow.
The mystery was revealed only at 20.45, with the publication of the official starting grid. At that point it was in fact understood that the first criterion was that of keep sanctioned pilots ‘still’, then adapting the positions of others accordingly. For this reason Max Verstappen, who at first thought he could start from the fourth position, was instead placed in the seventh box. Before the final clarification of the FIA arrived, however, several drivers enjoyed joking on Twitter commenting on the confusion generated by the setbacks.
“I wanted to post my starting position for tomorrow, but I have no idea. Does anyone know? ” he admitted sincerely Esteban Ocon, who will eventually start from 14th position on the grid. The compatriot echoed him Pierre Gasly, which Ocon will probably be boxing mate in 2023. The AlphaTauri standard bearer achieved the ninth time in Q3, but the penalties of others have pushed him up to fifth position. The winner of the 2020 Italian GP, however, took a while to understand the situation: “Can anyone tell me in which position I will start in tomorrow’s race?“, The understandable request of # 10, which was then answered a few minutes later in the FIA statement.
Wanted to post my starting position for tomorrow but I have no idea. Anybody know? 😅
Anyways, let’s go get those points 🎯 @ AlpineF1Team pic.twitter.com/SzvkoNkF35
– Esteban Ocon (@OconEsteban) September 10, 2022
Can someone tell me in which position I will start tomorrow’s race?
– PIERRE GASLY 🇫🇷 (@PierreGASLY) September 10, 2022
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