Charles Leclerc is the favorite for pole position this Saturday in the 2022 F1 Italian GP. But not because he is the fastest, just because of the 5-place penalty Verstappen for replacing the combustion engine and the penalties of sainz Y Perez. The Monegasque will have to do very badly not to take pole. This will serve for the tifosi to dream of victory this Sunday, although not quite true. On Sunday, judging by what has been seen so far, it could be a nightmare for those in red. Verstappen He will start 5 places worse than he did in the classification (maximum, 6th), but he showed the speed to arrive and become the owner of the Temple of Speed. He confirmed this in Free Practice 3. In the absence of knowing whether ferrari Risking all the meat on the grill of his engine, all or nothing, risking the reliability of his engine, Verstappen was faster at race pace and in one lap, leading FP3 by 0″347 compared to Leclerc ( 2nd ), with Pérez (3rd) at 0″596 and Sainz in fourth position at 0″645, with Alonso 5th at one second, with a time mirrored by Norris (6th).
charles leclerc is not bad for him ferraribut said that the Italians should improve the performance of the car in turn 6. Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz lived through a difficult FP3. The Spanish driver made a great save with his car skidding under acceleration in one of his first laps. He wasn’t happy with the set up and wasn’t as comfortable as he was on Friday, so he had to make changes to his car setup. On top, boots He nearly wore it out when he overbraked in Turn 1, and had to miss time in the pits due to an alleged fuel system problem they had to check.
Sainz is 6 tenths off the best time. He will not opt for pole as he has to start from the back of the grid due to an engine change, but he needs more potential from his car to reach his goal on Sunday with a return where he wants to offer a show to the tifosi.
Alonso will fight for the front row of the grid
For Fernando Alonso this Saturday could be great. The many grid penalties meant that after Leclerc, the best were Alonso and Norris. Fernando and the British had their respective times, with the Spaniard in fifth place and the Englishman in sixth, separated by several thousand. Both, with Russel behind (7th) due to their lower speed in the straight, may opt to start on the front row in tomorrow’s race. As soon as the race started, they knew Verstappen was coming and it was another story. But for now, they will be looking for a good result for their team in today’s qualifying (4pm /DAZN F1).
Source: La Verdad
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