The starting grid of the Italian Grand Prix undergoes modifications in each and every one of its positions as a result of the sanction applied to the winner of Saturday’s sprint qualifying race.
Valtteri Bottas he is having a perfect weekend, but that will not allow him to get any profit in the form of victory, since Mercedes decided to change the engine and penalize to have a new engine without penalties in the remaining races of this season.
Thus, the Finn will see his first position in Friday’s qualifying and his victory in Saturday’s qualifying race come to nothing and will start last this Sunday at 15:00 CEST, when the 2021 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix.
This causes all grid positions to undergo modifications, with Max verstappen like new poleman and Daniel Ricciardo next to him in the first row of the grid.
Bottas will be accompanied to the back of the grid by Pierre Gasly, who crashed on the first lap of the sprint race, while the Spaniards came out well off this experimental format in tests. Carlos Sainz kept the seventh starting position and will come out one place later, with Fernando Alonso already put in points positions after having started 13th.
Starting grid of the 2021 F1 Italian Grand Prix
Remember, the Italian Grand Prix starts at 15:00 CEST, don’t miss it!