It’s a legendary race on the Formula 1 calendar. This weekend, the paddock stops at Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. Last season, it was Max Verstappen (Red Bull) who won ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari). But this year, Red Bull’s dominance is less obvious. The Austrian team has not won a race since June 23 and a victory by Max Verstappen in Spain. Present at a press conference, the Dutchman acknowledged that he was facing more difficulty this year, even if he dominates the world championship by 70 points so far: “I’m just doing my best. I don’t know if it will be enough until the end of the year. But I know we will give it our all as a team. So it’s up to us now to try to improve our F1, I know everyone is working hard for that.“
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Ferrari wants to shine at Monza
For its part, Ferrari will be hoping to shine at home in a race that means a lot to the Scuderia. Carlos Sainz, who will leave the Italian team at the end of the season to join Williams, will certainly be keen to achieve a great performance in front of his fans: “It’s certain that for us Ferrari drivers it’s the most demanding weekend of the year, but you can’t help but get carried away by the passion and support you feel from your fans every time you race here. There’s already emotion for me, I want to do my best for this last one with Ferrari here. We can rest on Monday, but for now we’re going to enjoy it.“Charles Leclerc, for his part, expects a difficult race at Monza: “We’re going through a tough time for the team, we’re struggling a bit to find the rhythm at the moment. I think we’ve figured out a lot of things since then, but I’m not happy with our performance. It wasn’t that far off the mark in race pace though.“
The Italian Grand Prix will start at 3pm this Sunday 1is …
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