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The war of nerves benefited Charles Leclerc in Monza, where nine of the last 10 survivors could not even hurry their last bullet. The escalation of psychological tension, with everyone trying to delay their entry to the track to benefit from the alien reconstruction, left one of the most unusual images of this World Cup: the fastest cars in the world at a snail's pace in the Temple of Speed. Too bad that Carlos Sainz, the only one who took it seriously, could not improve his record, so Sunday will be seventh.

Lewis Hamilton, who had dominated the rankings in Monza since 2014, will start in second position, ahead of Valtteri Bottas. The World Cup leader can almost be satisfied, about to suffer a serious accident at the finish line against Sebastian Vettel, who had slowed down much earlier. No one but Sainz had his last attempt. Alexander Albon, Lance Stroll and Kimi Raikkonen didn't even set a sad time.

The red flag after the accident in the Parabolic of the Finnish Alfa Romeo redoubled his nerves, while Ferrari could be satisfied after the commissioners did not punish Vettel. The way to face the legendary curve, which gives access to the finish line, seemed decisive. After the chilling morning accident on the F3, the FIA ​​had introduced a strict warning to punish those who crossed the limits of the track with all four wheels.

Among the favorites was noted the void left by Max Verstappen, victim of a lack of power in the new Honda engine. The previous penalty, which forces him to start from far back on the grid, can not make up the worry in Red Bull, which sees his chances of assaulting second place in the constructors' championship diminished.

In the opposite dynamics Renault is now emerging, which sneaked in the Q1 to Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg among the five fastest. The team led by Cyril Abiteboul can also benefit from the penalty to Lando Norris, who will last take the exit. The lack of top speed again reduced McLaren's assets. Sainz began to suffer these rigors in Q2, when he also narrowed the fight with Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso).

The speed of the Ferrari became palpable in the first sector, with Leclerc showing what he had wanted so much to hide during the morning's free session. From Friday's tests, clouded by rain, it was felt that equality would preside over the qualifying session. Sainz, after Norris's benevolent wake, reached Q3 (1: 20,202) after improving his previous performance by two tenths (1: 20,413). Lance Stroll, in his traditional idyll with Monza, brought Racing Point forward after the premature goodbye due to Sergio Pérez's breakdown.

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