Verstappen leads, Aston Martin is there and Sainz is 4th

The test is over. The next F1 engine roar in Monaco is this afternoon (4:00 pm) in qualifying, there is no more margin of error for anyone between the walls. The position of the pole in the streets of the Principality counts more than in any other setting. It can be synonymous with victory on Sunday. Verstappen knew this, he led Free Practice 3 to make it clear he was a favourite. But he did it to his close rivals. Your partners ‘Checo’ Pérez improved from one day to the next and was already in the match: he stayed at 73 thousandths in the second position. Stroll was third at 0″166 and made it clear that Aston Martin, along with Fernando Alonso, should be in that fight. Furthermore Ferrari, with Sainz 4th, although further than expected by staying at 0″485, better than Leclerc who looks uncomfortable on the streets of his city, as he is 7th at 0″699 .

And Alonso? Fernando was 14th before qualifyingbut don’t panic. This was because he was unable to improve his finishing time due to a yellow flag from Magnussen and a red flag for an accident on the Hamilton wall. In the first part of the session he was among the best, but later he spent many minutes in his garage for his mechanics to make important changes to the set-up on his car, especially one very noticeable- attention: a change in the camber of his car. .

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The Spaniard had to validate it in search of maximizing his settings for qualifying to go all out, without missing a thousandth in the hunt for pole this afternoon. But a yellow flag caused by a mistake by Magnussen in the final moments and a red flag with 3 minutes to go due to a collision with the wall by Lewis Hamilton (8th) prevented him from improving his time.

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When Fernando Alonso first went for a spin with these new settings and the tires were at the right temperature to attack and carry out the study and validation of the changes madeMagnussen did the yellow flag. Fernando was flying and set an absolute record in the first sector. But he had to lift his foot. He would have one final lap remaining, but was also unable to because of Lewis’ crash. Aston Martin will need to analyze the hastily collected data to decide whether to stick with those changes or revert to the old car for qualifying. But there is always the certainty that their drivers have a golden opportunity to get to the pole position. This is clear in Stroll’s third place.

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Considering that Fernando has always outscored the Canadian in qualifying (5-0 so far), the Asturian could have a good chance this Sunday to hunt down a Verstappen It is necessary to see if something more than Oviedo is saved.

Qualifying looks exciting today. Between the walls, the expected traffic and possible accidents can be synonymous with chaos and complications that can affect anyone. In Q3, the FIA ​​will know that no one had an accident in the last attempt. They will study, if this is the case, if it could be intentional to prevent the rest of the improvement and in that case there will be penalties. At this track, Red Bull and Ferrari will not be the only ones fighting for pole position. So are Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso. 6 cars in search of pole more than half a win. Let the battle begin!