Verstappen jumps ahead of ‘qualifying’, Alonso battles for front row

charles Leclerc The pole position favorite for this Saturday’s 2022 F1 Italian Grand Prix isn’t because he’s the fastest, but because he has a fifth-place penalty. Verstappen Internal combustion engine modifications and penalties Sainz world PerezMonaco will have to do very badly to not win pole. Sunday could be a nightmare for those wearing red, judging by what has happened so far. Verstappen Although he starts five ranks worse than he did in his classification (maximum 6th), he shows pace to arrive and become the owner of the Temple of Speed. He confirmed it in Free Practice 3. Ferrari Verstappen was faster on race pace and one lap, leading FP3 by 0.347s over Leclerc (2nd), Perez (3rd) with 0.596s, Sainz fourth with 0.645s, Alonso 5th at 1 second, scored by Norris (6th).

Charles Leclerc he wasn’t bad Ferraribut the Italian said the car’s performance had to be improved at Turn 6. Carlos Sainz We had a difficult FP3. The Spanish driver successfully saved his car from skidding while accelerating on the first lap. He wasn’t happy with the set-up and wasn’t as comfortable as he was on Friday, so we had to change the set-up of the car. to the top, boots He almost wore it when he overbraked in Turn 1 and had to lose time in the pits due to an alleged fuel system problem they had to check.

Sainz was six tenths behind the best time. He will have to start from the back of the grid for an engine change, so he won’t be picking pole. Show it to Tifosi.

Alonso battles for front row on grid

This Saturday could be great for Fernando Alonso. A lot of penalties on the grid mean that the best next to Leclerc are Alonso and Norris. Fernando and the Englishman set their own times, with the Spaniard his fifth and the Englishman his sixth, a gap of several thousandths. Both could choose to start from the front row for tomorrow’s race, as Russell’s slower speed on the straights has put him behind in seventh place. When the race starts they know Verstappen will arrive and that will be another story. We want results.