Leclerc and Sainz dominate the front row of the Monegasque race after a classification that ended with a shock due to the accident of Pérez and the Madrilenians.
If the Monaco GP starts on Saturday, it can be said that the first goal of this type of competition was scored by Ferrari. And for the whole squad, the two drivers will start first and second on a track where overtaking is impossible, so they just have to make a good start and keep going. Charles Leclerc will try to end the curse that haunts him at home. He has never completed a race since being in Formula 1 and before this he scored a colossal pole position that left everyone speechless, although he took advantage of 30 seconds of the end when Sergio Pérez lost the back of his car at the tunnel entrance and crashed . Carlos Sainz, who was behind, was unable to avoid him and the result was a red flag that prevented Max Verstappen from improving, who arrived on time, and Leclerc himself, who wanted to cut his time from 1:11.3 and more, screwed up his post. .
It was confirmed throughout the session that it would be a last minute decision. The gradual improvement of the track meant that each driver did his best to achieve his goals, with the Ferrari and Red Bull obviously battling for pole. The risk of hitting a wall was soon recognised: Yuki Tsunoda raised an exaggerated red flag after a puncture, delaying the Q1 dispute slightly.
Although pole went to Leclerc, this weekend is a golden opportunity for Carlos Sainz, who already finished second here in 2021. If the Madrid man starts well and is lucky and wise, he can achieve a memorable result and even, who knows, his first win. If there’s one place to claim, it’s the Principality.
This Monaco GP will be special for Fernando Alonso. Not because, like everyone else, he was watching Paris to see what would happen in the Champions League final – much commented on was the photo of Guanyu Zhou marking an Alaba seat in hand to congratulate Real Madrid – but because ironically this test may be a final for himself.
Alonso has made it through the seventh race of the year between doubts. What seemed like a practical bureaucratic fact, the signing of the renewal, has become a pit that could take the Spaniard out of Formula 1. So radical and hard. In Alpine, the reports are anything but reassuring as there is talk of finding a solution for the Spaniard and for tester Oscar Piastri, but they only have one car available as Esteban Ocon remains calm until 2024.
Starting from seventh position is obviously not the optimal place to fight for the win or the podium, let alone on a track like Monte Carlo. However, and despite doing it with grief, Alonso reached Q3 and that is already meeting the target set for this race. After the miserable Saturday in Barcelona, another mistake could not be allowed here.
Alonso curdled a very reliable classification that almost stayed in a very bad class. The transition from Q2 to Q3 was accomplished at a minimum, with a tenth-place finish which would have been eleventh had Valtteri Bottas not made a timely error that prevented him from improving. Whatever the case may be, Alonso is on the cusp of a Sunday that could be his best result of the year. It’s not the dream goal, but if he manages to finish ahead of Esteban Ocon, it’ll be a perfect justification after days of rumors for bosses who aren’t afraid to lift his seat.
Source: La Verdad
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