Sainz removes the bad blood with a powerful comeback and Alonso falls off the cliff

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He needed to shake off the bad vibes with something like this, even if it only lasted half an hour.

had to get rid of the fatalism that had been accompanying him in recent weeks and what better than a comeback to the sprint.

Six positions, from tenth to fourth, from which he will finally start on the grid.

Before the unanimous applause of the

, the Madrilenian showed the power of his Ferrari in Imola, while

snatched the first place from

and

fell towards the ninth, deprived even of the consolation of the last point in the running.

The loot was much more profitable for Sainz, who with these five points surpasses

and is placed second in the World Cup, 40 units behind the lead.

From the top, Leclerc continues to see the panorama, whose prodigious speed was attenuated this time by the deterioration of his tires.

On the penultimate lap, with a front right tire devoured by

, the Monegasque had to give way to Verstappen at Tamburello.

Of course, this is only a preview of what we will enjoy tomorrow.

It will be necessary to see if at the start, Verstappen synchronizes the gears better before the incessant harassment of the Ferrari.

Or if the margins are maintained with that regularity that Leclerc boasted.

If someone loses the thread,

or Sainz will come there, whose race pace was unapproachable for

,

or

.

Although McLaren or Haas are pushing at the Autodromo Internazionale, they still do not feel ready to hold the hierarchy of Ferrari and Red Bull.

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