Ferrari, from the illusion to prayer in the GP of Italy

The Tifosi emboldened in the practices, but in the classification they received the blow of reality: Charles Leclerc will start fourth and Lewis Hamilton, tenth.

Each output to tracks during the Practice Bikes of the GP of Italy, 16th F1 date, had closed with a Ferrari in the fight well. From the 1-2 of the first session, it went to the second position of Charles Leclerc in the second and third, behind Lando Norris. As the weekend progressed and the classification approached, the Tifosi were increasingly excited with the chance of having a scuderia car in the front row. The only candidate was Monegasco, because Lewis Hamilton arrived in Monza with a penalty of five positions in the starting grid that took in Zandvoort’s bag. But when the qualy arrived, the fans who filled the classic color the stands felt the hard blow of reality.

Ferrari did not win in 2025 and, in Monza, they will have it complicated. Because Leclerc was fourth and Hamilton, fifth (he will leave tenth). And the illusions were transformed into prayers, to see if the story of 2024 is repeated in one of those, Cunado Charles won after leaving … fourth. But, of course, Ferrari had a winning car last year that had already celebrated two successes.

After the first attempted at Q3, Leclerc was second and Hamilton, fourth. But neither managed to improve their time in the final lap, quite the opposite of the rivals (except George Russell, who also did not lower his time). Nor was there a strategy from Ferrari for Hamilton to help Leclerc giving him suction, fundamental on this track. “I knew that my return was, I hate to say it, perfect and I think nobody makes a perfect turn, but I think it was the closest that I would have liked to do during a classification turn. I knew it would be very difficult to overcome that brand in the second round and I didn’t. When I saw that Max happened to me, I assumed the risk. I wanted to go a little further in the last attempt, but it didn’t go well. I do not regret, because that is the best place where we could have arrived, ”said Leclerc. “Repeat the 2024? I think this year is a bit more difficult; it will be more difficult to do something different. If we win tomorrow will surprise me,” he closed.

Hamilton was satisfied because, after a good time, he felt good about his SF-25. “I am very happy with the progress we have achieved, especially in my side of the box; without a doubt, it has been much more solid. We have been right there, one tenth, so we simply have to continue working on it. It was an incredible weekend as a Ferrari pilot; The truth is that I can’t find words to describe it. I don’t know what I can do tomorrow, but I will continue, “hetacampeón completed.