Ferrari cautious despite pole-getting pace as chaotic qualifying session looms: F1 practice talking points
September 2nd, 2023 11:47 am
Watch every practice, qualifying and race of the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship live and ad-break free in racing on Kayo Sports.Adding spice to the mix is the changed qualifying format in action this weekend. With Verstappen’s margin reduced and a variety of challenges on the horizon, the reigning champion looks as vulnerable as he’s been all season as he vies for a record-breaking 10th straight win.
“From my side it could have probably been a little bit better today,” Verstappen said. “There is still some finetuning to do from the low speed to the high speed, but I am of course quite confident we will get there.”: Max Verstappen has won a record-equalling ninth grand prix that one Red Bull boss says ranks him among the all-time greats.
It’s perhaps too early to say, with teams still to play all their cards on Saturday, but Ferrari’s gamble to be fastest in qualifying could give them the long shot they need to grind out an unlikely podium or even victory on Sunday.But there is more than one way to win in Monza, especially if you think your opponent suffers from high tyre wear, as Ferrari has done for most of the season.
Sergio Pérez’s crash with around 10 minutes to go in FP2 also disrupted any read we could get from long-run pace, with the red flag coming right in the middle of the long runs for almost every driver. Pérez, for his part, was unperturbed by his own crash. Not only had he got through most of his run plan, but he said he felt more comfortable in the car than usual and expects to be “in good shape and in a strong position for the rest of the weekend”.Behind the leading two teams, McLaren must be pleased to be keeping its head above water at a track it’s been fearing for weeks.
The Thai driver was top of the speed trap, clocked at 348.1 kilometres per hour, and though he was haemorrhaging time through the corners, he was making up so much more down the straights that he ended up just inside the frontrunning pack for pure one-lap pace.
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