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With all the jostling towards the end of Q3, neither driver managed a second run and thus they split the Ferrari pair in what was an anti-climactic end to qualifying. Bottas was fortunate to be third after his lap time was ruled to have just been completed a fraction before the red flags came out. Roll on qualifying, and he once again nailed a lap when it mattered to grab second. Hamilton struggled again in final practice, making small mistakes on his flying laps. Having said that, today our cars were quick and clearly we are very pleased with this pole position, especially as it came here in front our of fans at our home race.” “It was a shame for Seb, who just missed out on starting his flying lap by the tiniest margin, because being fourth, he was the driver with the most to lose in this situation. The situation in Q3 was truly abnormal: it’s not often you see the majority of the cars being shown the chequered flag without having been able to do their quick lap, but that is the inevitable consequence of the strategy of waiting until the very last moment to make the very most of the aforementioned slipstreaming.
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“We understood right from yesterday’s free practice that today’s qualifying would be very close and that slipstreaming would play a key role. DRS and tow are very important here in Monza, so the target will be to create a gap in the first three laps that is big enough not to see them again!” “Looking at the race, our pace looked quite strong in FP2 and the gap to our competitors is smaller than it was in Spa-Francorchamps.
After this, I tried to find the best tow and then overtook Seb before the last corner to give him the tow back, but unfortunately, it was too late to achieve what we had planned. Seb overtook me there, because I think that he was aware that we were tight on timing. In the last few minutes, we found ourselves in an odd situation at the exit of the second corner where two cars were blocking our way. It was quite a messy qualifying session, especially in Q3. On the other hand, it is a shame for Seb who had the potential to do first or second, and I think that as a team we deserved that today. “Of course, it felt amazing when I came out of the car and heard our tifosi cheering from the grandstands. But from fourth on the grid there are still plenty of chances to do well.
“At the end I just had no choice but to miss my last lap because the light was already red, so I’m obviously disappointed. I think we went out late and then obviously you look for a tow, but it’s clear we waited too long, so in the end there was no margin. The lap I did on my own without a tow was good. At the end of Q3, most of us didn’t make it through to the second attempt. “I was happy with the car which was really good, and I was also pleased with my lap today, but I cannot be happy with how qualifying went. The fact remains that it is the youngster who starts on pole for the fourth time this season, and is best placed to go for the win tomorrow. Vettel was reasonably displeased with the situation as a whole, while the Monegasque sounded more bemused than anything. But as the clock ticked down and everyone scrambled for position on the final flying run, Leclerc overtook his team mate in a dash for the line and was the only one of the two to make it across in time to start a timed lap. Leclerc got the tow on their first runs in Q3 and grabbed provisional pole, with Vettel down in fourth. Vettel topped final practice, and it looked like the Ferrari pair were evenly matched heading into qualifying.
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