Can Ferrari bounce back from latest disappointment in front of the Tifosi at the Italian Grand Prix?

A look at the main talking points heading into the final European F1 race of the season at the Italian Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari celebrates his second position on the podium. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Italian
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari celebrates his second position on the podium. Formula 1 World…

Can Ferrari give the Tifosi something to celebrate?

Ferrari h🐷ead into their home event at Monza on the backfoot following a disappointing Dutch Grand Prix.

While 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz came away from Zandvoort with a respectable fifth-place, it didn’t tell the whole story as a number of teams ဣ(McLaren and Mercedes) failed to capitalise on their pace advantage.

Sainz made a startling admission after the Dutch GP that Ferrari had the sixth-fastest car, even slipping behind Alpine as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly finished on the podium.

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix,…

It’s highly unlikely that Ferrari will be as slow at Monza, given that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc was abl🅺e to finish third at Spa befor♌e the summer break - another low downforce track.

Red Bull are going to be in a league of their own as the RB19 - like iꦬts predecessor -♑ excels in being efficient on the straights.

However, on paper, there’s no reason why Ferrari shouldn’t be theཧ second-fast💛est team behind Red Bull.

10-in-a-row

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen💦 has the opportunity to ma✅ke F1 history by winning 10 races in a row.

He equalled 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sebastian Vettel’s record on home soil last time out with his ninth cons𝓀ecutive victory.

Unfortunately for Vettel, his nine-in-a-row run came at the end of 2013, while Verstappen still has n🃏ine more races to add to it.

Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch
Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme. Formula 1 World…

If reliability is on his side then Monza should💙 be a walk in the park.

Out of all of the remaining ꦆraces, Singapore may pose the biggest challenge to Red Bull, but even then with the circuit changes, the RB19 will s🐲till be the class of the field.

Monza was th✱e only race McLaren failed to win in 1988 when they won 15 of the 16 races - so maybe history could repeat itself?

Another chance for Lawson

Liam Lawson will get a second opportunity to prove his worth with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo continuing to recover from hand surgery. 

Ricciardo crashed in FP2 at the Dutch GP, trying to avoid 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri’s McLaren at Turn 3.

As a result, he fractured his hand and was forced out of the rest of the ༺weekend.

Liam Lawson (NZL) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race
Liam Lawson (NZL) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix,…

La🌊wson stepped in and performed well, ultimate♔ly finishing 13th on race day.

He remaine👍d in the pack, even overtaking Leclerc at one point.

The g🐠ood news for Lawson is that he will have three practice sessions to get up to speed at Monza, with the f🏅orecast set to be dry.

Looming engine penalties?

This weekend could be the perfect opportunity for teams to take new engine 𓄧components ahead of the final run of races.

Last year, nine drivers took penalties ♉- for engine and gearbox components.

Monza is typically t𒈔he perfect venue to do it at as overtaking is easier than at Singapore or Japan - the next two events - plus if more teams follow suit, the impact of a grid drop is less severe.

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43 runs wide at Tarzan. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix,
Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43 runs wide at Tarzan. Formula 1 World Championship…

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