Verstappen set for pole place for Italian Grand Prix as penalty-hit Bottas wins Monza Dash

Valtteri Bottas has triumphed within the second ever F1 Dash at Monza – but it surely’s second-placed Max Verstappen who claimed pole place for the Italian Grand Prix, with Bottas set to start out the race from the again of the grid on Sunday after a raft of energy unit modifications regardless of a faultless drive from P1 within the 18-lap, 100km Dash from the Finn.

Daniel Ricciardo, in the meantime, completed third, Lando Norris fourth, with Lewis Hamilton ending fifth after beginning P2.

Because the lights went out, Hamilton had a nightmare begin from P2, mugged by Verstappen, each of the soft-shod McLarens and the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly to take a seat sixth by the point he reached Curva Grande, as Bottas led Verstappen, the fast-starting Ricciardo and Norris – Ricciardo having handed his workforce mate after beginning P4.

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA 2021

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The Security Automobile was in by Lap 4, with Bottas acing the restart to take a seat 1.5s away from Verstappen by the top of the lap, Verstappen then forward of Ricciardo, Norris and Hamilton in P5, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in sixth and seventh for Ferrari – Sainz’s SF21 having been rebuilt after his FP2 crash – with the Alfa Romeo of Antonio Giovinazzi P8.

By Lap 5 in the meantime, Lance Stroll had climbed to P9 after beginning on used softs, having handed the second Pink Bull of Sergio Perez into Flip 1. Lap 9 noticed Perez attacking Stroll again into Flip 1, Perez driving onto the run-off however holding the place for half a lap earlier than his engineer instructed him to present the place again – with Perez pulling off the reputable go a lap later on the similar spot.

Hamilton, in the meantime, was probably annoyed as, lap after lap, he sat on the rear wing of fourth-placed Lando Norris however couldn’t appear to discover a well past the Mercedes-engined McLaren – with the Ricciardo-led group having dropped 10 seconds behind the fast-running Bottas and Verstappen struggle with 5 laps to go.Play Video2114 Italy Dash Highlights – Broad

Verstappen wasn’t making an attempt to make a lot of an impression on Bottas, realizing full properly {that a} penalty could be afflicting the Finn for Sunday’s Grand Prix. And because the laps ticked shortly by on the Temple of Velocity, it was Bottas who swept throughout the road on the finish of Lap 18 to say three factors for the F1 Dash win, 2.325s forward of Verstappen who took two factors.

Daniel Ricciardo, in the meantime, put himself on the entrance row of the grid for the primary time since Mexico 2018, ending third – set to be bumped to P2 on Sunday after Bottas’ penalty. Lando Norris was capable of maintain off Hamilton by 1.176s to say fourth, with Hamilton fifth forward of the Ferrari duo led by Leclerc.

Giovinazzi, driving for his profession at Alfa Romeo, took eighth, holding off the assails of Perez within the Pink Bull, who completed forward of Lance Stroll because the Canadian rounded out the highest 10.

Fernando Alonso was eleventh, forward of the second Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel and the second Alpine of Esteban Ocon. Nicholas Latifi pipped workforce mate George Russell to P14, Russell P15 as Tsunoda recovered to P16 after his Lap 1 snafu with Kubica.

Having climbed as excessive as P15 after beginning final, Nikita Mazepin finally wound up P17, forward of Kubica and Mick Schumacher, with Gasly the only retirement.

So, having by no means certified increased than P5 at Monza, it’s Max Verstappen who’s set to start out on pole in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, with the McLaren duo of Ricciardo and Norris behind – with Verstappen having moved 5 factors away from Hamilton within the drivers’ standings for good measure.

The important thing quote

“It feels prefer it’s been some time since I completed first in a race and sadly, you already know, I’m ranging from the again tomorrow, however the velocity is there, so I’ll be preventing, I’ll be coming as excessive as I can tomorrow. However as we speak, I loved; it was a really clear race and we had a very good tempo” – Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes

The important thing second

It needs to be Hamilton’s horror begin (video under). With Mercedes having locked out the entrance row of the grid, they certainly had plans for P1 starter Bottas and Hamilton to swap locations in some unspecified time in the future, with Bottas then enjoying the function of rear gunner to again Verstappen into the pack, as Hamilton streaked away on the entrance to say pole place and three factors for successful the F1 Dash.

However one of the best laid plans and all that – with Hamilton now set to start out three locations again from polesitter Verstappen in P4.

Greatest movers

After nailing his begin from final on the grid to climb to P15 by the point the Security Automobile got here out on Lap 1, it was Nikita Mazepin who ended up the most important mover, in the end climbing three locations from his grid slot to take P17. Lewis Hamilton was the most important faller, in the meantime, dropping three spots.

What’s subsequent?

Having now had each follow periods, qualifying and the Dash, it’s time to prepare for the primary occasion – the Italian Grand Prix, which kicks off on September 12 at 1500 native time. Be a part of us on F1.com for full protection.