Formula 1 in the live ticker: qualifying disaster for Vettel and Co.! Ferrari now at historic low

Formula 1 is visiting Italy this weekend.

Monza is another speed track - will the next disgrace for Ferrari and Vettel follow?

The live ticker.

• At

  the Italian Grand Prix

  is

  Ferrari

  * before another disaster.

• In

  Monza

  *,

  Mercedes is

  once again a big favorite.

• Sebastian Vettel

  * can only laugh at his employer.

>>> UPDATE <<<

Update from September 5, 4:45 p.m.:

It was announced - and is still no less sobering.

experiences a disaster during qualifying at the home Grand Prix of Monza.

doesn't even survive Q1 and lands in

.

Team mate

takes

.

grabs the next pole with a track record.

The Ferrari result is historically bad - in

no red speedster

made it

to the top ten starting positions.

Vettel not only had a slow car, but also bad luck with the traffic.

He criticized the team: “The plan was of course to get a clean lap, but it didn't work out.

There were too many cars in the same place.

I think we should have just gone out later, "says Vettel.

Eliminated in Q1, Seb watched Q3 from trackside in Monza # ItalianGP 🇮🇹 # F1 pic.twitter.com/jqDFjIeUkU

- Formula 1 (@ F1) September 5, 2020

Germans are not optimistic about the race.

"I think we are a bit faster than the cars around us, but it will be difficult to make up a lot of ground," predicts the Heppenheimer.

starts behind Hamilton

.

secured a strong third place on the grid

in the

with the best qualifying result of his career, followed by

,

and

.

The feared slipstream chaos like last year did not occur despite a lot of crowding on the track.

Formula 1: Monza with a dangerous peculiarity - "Will be a disaster"

Update from September 5, 9:01 a.m. - before qualifying:

Line up like a pearl necklace, strolling until the last second - to land as far ahead as possible with lead foot and optimal slipstream.

Before

for

of

on Saturday afternoon (15.00 / RTL and Sky) goes into the

concern about facing a huge mess.

Already in free practice on Friday, the 20 pilots were rehearsing the

.

“It's a good exercise, but in qualifying it will be a disaster,” Ferrari driver

remarked

on the radio.

The problem: Without a slipstream, it is hardly possible to get a front starting position on the high-speed track from Monza, a lap in the suction of another car can bring a time advantage of up to 0.7 seconds.

Concern about Formula 1 races in Monza: "It's only a matter of time before something happens"

In the worst case, however, there is a risk of a

with potentially devastating consequences.

"We urgently need to change something, it's just a matter of time before something happens," warned

on the Sky microphone.

The World Automobile Federation

therefore strongly recalled Article 27.4 of the regulations, which states: "At no time may a car be moved unnecessarily slowly, unevenly or in a way that could be dangerous for other drivers or people."

A

lap time should also be specified - also so that the “own goal” from the previous year is not repeated: In 2019, the remaining ten drivers strolled so hard in the last qualifying section that only the future pole-setter Leclerc and the Spaniard Carlos Sainz in the McLaren Crossed the starting line at the end of the training period and were allowed to set another fast lap.

The rest looked into the tube.

Update from September 4th, 1:32 p.m. - first free practice:

It comes as expected -

is

not competitive

in

.

In the first practice session of the Italian Grand Prix, only one driver was slower than

.

It is a tragedy - the German took 19th place. Only Williams driver

was left behind by the Heppenheimer.

However, Vettel was only on the road with the slower, hard tire compound.

Team-mate

fared a little better with eleventh place.

the fastest lap

ahead of

.

in the

destroyed the nose of his racing car during a ride.

Mattia Binotto spoke in an interview about Mick Schumacher and his father and defended the early announcement that Sebastian Vettel * would be eliminated.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Ferrari humiliation at home?

Vettel can only laugh

First report from September 2nd:

Monza - The first of three Italian Grand Prix of the current Formula 1 season * is on the program this weekend.

With such low ambitions as this time,

* has probably not started the home race for decades - so it's almost good that there are no spectators.

and

are also

big favorites

in

*.

Formula 1 - Monza in the live ticker: Again bad cards for Vettel and Ferrari

With Monza,

the next

awaits

the teams and drivers *

after

*

- in view of the significant performance disadvantages of all teams with Ferrari engines, this means: Bad cards for the Scuderia again.

* has no choice but to take the situation with humor.

During the race in Belgium, the German took refuge in cynicism: “I'm about to be eaten,” he radioed to the pits when the pursuers were approaching.

Vettel was in a surprisingly good mood after the spa disaster - he can only laugh at his team himself.

Is his new team already fixed?

There are hot discussions going on *.

In addition, a legendary ex-Ferrari boss criticized the racing team for dealing with Sebastian Vettel and his removal.

Formula 1 - Monza in the live ticker: Vettel cynical - Renault could go on the podium

He

couldn't spare himself

a swipe for his team boss

.

Faced with the red car's non-existent top speed, the Italian had referred to a "track problem" and was looking forward to the next race.

When asked about the statement, Vettel said with a grin: "I think if he says it, then he is right".

It couldn't be more ironic.

It also fits that there was a crash with teammate Leclerc in Belgium *.

Be careful with Monza, it bites!

😳

Kimi Raikkonen knows only too well ... # ItalianGP 🇮🇹 # F1 pic.twitter.com/xf92pDuQnc

- Formula 1 (@ F1) September 2, 2020

Insider tip for the race in Monza is

*.

In Spa, the traditional French racing team achieved their best result in years with fourth and fifth place.

The Monza course should suit the cars of

and

just as well - the yellow speedsters are rightly aiming for a podium place.

Formula 1 - Monza in the live ticker: Change of regulations could weaken Mercedes

A mini regulation change offers

a small glimmer of hope

for all pursuers of

*.

The use of the so-called "

", which

releases more power in one lap

, especially for

, was prohibited for the time being.

Above all, Mercedes had benefited from this.

How much the industry leader will ultimately lose, however, nobody really knows.

(epp)