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Round one in Monza: Here the world of Formula 1 was still inconspicuous
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Pierre Gasly from Alpha Tauri sensationally won the Italian Grand Prix and thus celebrated his first Formula 1 victory.
Defending champion Lewis Hamilton finished seventh in the Mercedes after a penalty and a race to catch up.
Ferrari experienced a debacle in the 999th Grand Prix in Formula 1 history.
You can read about the Monza Grand Prix in the race report.
This is how the international press commented on the race:
FRANCE
"Le Figaro"
: "Pierre Gasly brings France back to the top of Formula 1. Who would have thought that France would celebrate a new Formula 1 winner on September 6, 2020, more than 24 years after Olivier Panis' feat in Monaco on May 19, 1996, the Marseillaise sounded that Sunday at the end of an Italian Grand Prix that was full of surprising twists and turns and unbearable tension. "
ITALY
"La Repubblica"
: "Double end for the Ferraris in Monza, which has not happened since 1995 (Alesi-Berger). After catastrophic qualifications, the home race (...) offers the same picture for Maranello as the last Grand Prix: a Debacle."
"Corriere dello Sport"
: "Nightmare for Ferrari: A double retreat. A feat of Gasly. The Italian Grand Prix was incredible!"
GREAT BRITAIN
"The Guardian"
: "The winner, the Frenchman Pierre Gasly, was an emotional figure, a mixture of disbelief, ecstasy and pride, as the music reverberated on the racetrack. (...) In contrast, a seemingly safer transformed Victory for Lewis Hamilton in ashes when motorsport reminded us that it can be a cruel sport. "
Daily Mirror
: "Lewis Hamilton's penalty ultimately paved the way for a surprise winner when Pierre Gasly crossed the finish line as winner at Monza and secured Alpha Tauri an incredible home triumph."
The Telegraph
: "Hamilton's faux pas sparked the best race of the year and gave the sport a big boost after a series of predictable events."
SPAIN
'La Vanguardia'
: "Carlos Sainz was a hand's breadth from the glory of his first win. The Madrid rider took second after a spectacular chase after Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri), who took his first win in a wild red flag race Place at the Italian GP. "
"Marca"
: "Carlos Sainz was very close to heaven. In Monza he achieved his best result so far and is now the fourth Spanish driver after Alfonso de Portago, Fernando Alonso and Pedro de la Rosa, who was second in a Formula 1 race A day to remember. And this on a unique stage, in the temple of speed, where he could keep the competition at a distance. "
"As"
: "A bittersweet podium for Carlos Sainz. Who would have thought that second place in the Italian Grand Prix, the second podium in his career, would taste like little. Monza was crazy, an unbelievable race, the Madrilene was brilliant , but September 6, 2020 was supposed to be the day Pierre Gasly defeated reason at the Alpha Tauri and scored his first Formula 1 victory. "
AUSTRIA
"Kurier"
: "After 20 of 53 laps in Monza everything pointed to a boring solo drive with the logical winner Lewis Hamilton. The world champion led superiorly - and then everything turned out differently. At the end of an eventful and historic Grand Prix of Italy there was cheering Team Alpha Tauri, formerly Toro Rosso, on Pierre Gasly's first victory. "
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