The pole position of the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Monza goes to Lewis Hamilton, in a Mercedes. The Briton will have Lance Stroll's Williams alongside him on the front row. Behind the Ferraris: Kimi Raikkonen closed qualifying in seventh time and Sebastian Vettel in eighth, but they will gain two positions on the grid due to the penalties inflicted on the Red Bulls of Ricciardo and Verstappen.
The rain in the afternoon not only delayed by about two hours, but complicated qualifying, coming back intensely in the decisive Q3. In addition to Hamilton, who set the best time with 1'34"660, Stroll and Esteban Ocon (Force India) took advantage of this, starting from second and third place again thanks to the relegation of the Red Bulls, the closest in time to the British's Mercedes . Second row for the other Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, who will have the two Ferraris behind him. Felipe Massa (Williams) and Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) also completed Q3, respectively with the ninth and tenth fastest times, who will both move up two positions on the grid.
"It wasn't our day, but I know we have a competitive car": these were Sebastian Vettel's first words at the end of qualifying. "It's not ideal to start so far behind, we're all disappointed but it's useless to think about it, we have to clear our heads but we're confident that tomorrow will be better." Vettel was keen to add: "We had heat from the stands."
