Good News:Charles Leclerc takes pole for the Italian Grand Prix as he claims that…
Charles Leclerc takes pole for the Italian Grand Prix as leader Max Verstappen prepares to start seventh after NINE drivers were hit with grid penalties… with Lewis Hamilton stuck at the BACK in Monza
Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole in front of the hollering Italian fans, which prompts one question: how can they mess it up this time?
Good News:Charles Leclerc takes pole for the Italian Grand Prix as he claims that …
Will it be Plan A for amateur? Plan B for blunder? Plan C for comedy? Plan D for disaster?
The Scuderia have run the full gamut of the calamity rainbow through strategic naivety, weak leadership and driver error. It is a travesty given how fast and promising their car was when the campaign began and their hopes were brimful.
Here all eyes are on Leclerc, the nearest challenger to Max Verstappen, who is expected to start seventh after taking a five-place grid penalty, but still an Everest-tall 109 points away
The pole man looked as chilled as a limoncello as he smiled his way around the paddock on Saturday night, his eighth pole of the season secured.
But Monza, where he triumphed in 2019, brings super pressure when you are driving a red car and employed as their No1 driver at that. There is the 125,000 crowd rooting for him. Fans gather at his hotel gates for a selfie morning and night.
And he is the most in-demand driver among the ambushers who wait as close to the paddock as their general admission tickets allows.
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Piling on more scrutiny is the presence of John Elkann, president of Ferrari, and, as the grandson of Gianni Angelli, a very important magnifico indeed.
That is not all, mind: the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, is calling in. He will form part of the official party for the minute’s silence in salute to the late Queen on the pre-race grid.Leclerc, 24, said of his qualifying result:
‘It feels really, really good. We still need to finalise this tomorrow, otherwise it is pointless getting pole, but it is still a nice surprise considering where we came from, especially in Spa two races ago.’
Good News:Charles Leclerc takes pole for the Italian Grand Prix as he claims that…
Charles Leclerc takes pole for the Italian Grand Prix as leader Max Verstappen prepares to start seventh after NINE drivers were hit with grid penalties… with Lewis Hamilton stuck at the BACK in Monza
Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole in front of the hollering Italian fans, which prompts one question: how can they mess it up this time?
Good News:Charles Leclerc takes pole for the Italian Grand Prix as he claims that …
Will it be Plan A for amateur? Plan B for blunder? Plan C for comedy? Plan D for disaster?
The Scuderia have run the full gamut of the calamity rainbow through strategic naivety, weak leadership and driver error. It is a travesty given how fast and promising their car was when the campaign began and their hopes were brimful.
Here all eyes are on Leclerc, the nearest challenger to Max Verstappen, who is expected to start seventh after taking a five-place grid penalty, but still an Everest-tall 109 points away
The pole man looked as chilled as a limoncello as he smiled his way around the paddock on Saturday night, his eighth pole of the season secured.
But Monza, where he triumphed in 2019, brings super pressure when you are driving a red car and employed as their No1 driver at that. There is the 125,000 crowd rooting for him. Fans gather at his hotel gates for a selfie morning and night.
And he is the most in-demand driver among the ambushers who wait as close to the paddock as their general admission tickets allows.
READ MORE: Just in:Italian GP: Charles Leclerc says Ferrari must … before he can..
Piling on more scrutiny is the presence of John Elkann, president of Ferrari, and, as the grandson of Gianni Angelli, a very important magnifico indeed.
That is not all, mind: the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, is calling in. He will form part of the official party for the minute’s silence in salute to the late Queen on the pre-race grid.Leclerc, 24, said of his qualifying result:
‘It feels really, really good. We still need to finalise this tomorrow, otherwise it is pointless getting pole, but it is still a nice surprise considering where we came from, especially in Spa two races ago.’
