Carlos Sainz dazzles at Monza: third on the grid, behind the Mercedes

• Qualifying session - Monza times

So much nuisance with the ban on the engine map, so much history with the slip-ups and everything was again too easy for

in the Italian GP qualifying.

The World Cup leader scored pole with a 1: 18.887, only 69 thousandths ahead of

, although with an ocean of eight tenths over third.

The phenomenal news is that the best of the mortals at Monza was

, who beat

(Racing Point)

by 25 thousandths

and by one tenth to

(Red Bull) and

, his McLaren garage partner.

Hamilton's track record, author of seven poles in the temple of speed, more than anyone in all of history, shows the authority of

.

Despite the ban on his famous Party Mode, no one is able to keep up with his qualifying pace.

You can only resign yourself to fighting for third place.

And despite the recent skid at Spa, McLaren and Sainz are out there to hunt him down.

The progression of the MCL-35 was so spectacular that it allowed Verstappen to be unseated and to dampen Renault's optimism.

Sainz knew how to get his best lap at the decisive moment, without having to resort to the famous slip-ups.

The best classification of his life, equaling third place in the Styrian GP two months ago, in wet conditions.

Vettel out in Q1

Sainz and Hamilton had been two of the eight pilots called to chapter in the control tower, 50 minutes before entering the track, to solve some of the many doubts that lurked with the slipstreams.

The aim was to avoid last year's embarrassing spectacle, so the stewards reiterated that shooting above 1:43 would trigger a penalty.

However, since the dawn of Q1 it was clear that this would not be enough.

In those first 18 minutes, many elbows were already released in the pit lane, where everyone threw themselves to try to find the exact place that gave the advantage.

In about half a second, there is nothing.

It was the world upside down, with

complaining about

slowness

.

"What a mess. Why are the Alfa Romeos ahead of everyone?" Exclaimed

, eliminated in this round for the first time in five years.

Ferrari's appalling performance was redoubled with the elimination of

in Q2, third to last, ahead only of

and Raikkonen.

The Dane from Haas went off through the gravel at Lesmo.

also missed the mark, although he barely saved the ballot, just ahead of

.

The morning notice

By then there were plenty of reasons for optimism at McLaren, who had knocked on the door in the morning free session, with Sainz and Norris second and third, only behind Bottas.

And it was not mere artifice.

as the Spaniard showed, with two extraordinarily competitive times in Q2: 1: 19.723 and 1: 19.705, seven tenths behind the Mercedes.

The

worst Saturday

at Monza since 1984 coincided with Sainz's best day.

Hamilton got rid of Bottas with some ease and the Madrilenian, despite a problem in Lesmo, buckled a formidable 1: 19.695.

The dream of the podium, in close conflict with Verstappen and Ricciardo, is more than possible.

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