Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Formula 1 has never “seen such an ওabsurdity” as the chaotic end to Italian Grand Prix qualifying.

The majority of the Q3 runners missed out on setting a second timed-lap during qualifying at Monza after the field left it late to emerge for their final runs, withꦅ drivers squabbling for position in order to try and gain a slipstream.

As the pack bunched up through the opening few corners it became app🤡arent that drivers would not be able to cross the line in time to start their respective last laps before the chequered flag, with only McLaren’s Carlos Sainz able to do so.

It led to farcical and anti-climatic scenes, with the FIA currently investigating the finaꦅl lap of qualifying having already warned drivers about going unnecessarily🅷 slowly in the search for a tow.

Charles Leclerc ultimately pipped the Mer💦cedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to claim a home pole position for Ferrari at Monza.

“For the fans, we lost a climax on the last 🐼qualifying lap but at the end of the day none of us have ever seen such an absur꧃dity,” Wolff said.

“Monza and Spa are very specific with the tow and motor racing has ཧalways been about tows so I can see the interesting aspect of it. The various discussions that are taking place have some positives.

“It certainly creates some topic for discussion. These things can happen in my opinion in a way that it is also a chess game on obtaining the best grid posit🃏ion.

"But at a certain stage it escalated, starting in Spa and then we could see in F3 yesterday that there were games cuttinᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚg the chicane and reducing the speeds to minimum levels and it b🌟ecame disproportionate.

“I thiꦰnk what we saw today was the consequence of all cars missing the last lap, it’s just a shame for Formula 1 and it doesn’t do any of the teams or the drꦆivers any good.”

Wolff said he woꦦuld be open to discussions about makin🉐g changes to qualifying in the future, though he stressed he is happy with the existing format.

“What we hear from fans an💧d TV stations is that the current qualifying format is act𝔍ually exciting,” he explained.

“But we have also realised that on tracks where the slipstream matters you 🃏see this kind of bizarre slowing down movements.

“I personally like Superpole, I liked it in GT ca🍸rs and I liked it in touring cars a🃏nd it’s exciting to focus on one car and follow him on one lap but obviously it takes much longer.

“I’m open foꦿr discussion, personally I 𒁃like both formats.”