F1 Italian GP Qualifying Results: Rivals SMASH Verstappen as Red Bull suffer disastrous session

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Italy, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

Italian Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Italian GP Qualifying Results: Rivals SMASH Verstappen as Red Bull suffer disastrous session

All the times from the Italian Grand Prix qualifying session

By Chris Deeley.

Saturday 31 August 2024 17:14

Max Verstappen's title hopes took a massive hit in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday, putting his Red Bull just seventh on the grid for Sunday's race.

The Dutchman was beaten by both Ferraris, both Mercedes and both McLarens by at least half a second, only beating out team-mate Sergio Perez, Alex Albon and Nico Hulkenberg in Q3.

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Daniel Ricciardo won the battle of the VCARB drivers once again at Monza, making it through to Q2 while his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda could only qualify 16th despite carrying more upgrades.

However, that joy was short-lived as the Australian was brutally pipped in the second part of the session, losing out on a chance at the top 10 shootout by well below a tenth of a second. He was joined in ignominy by Fernando Alonso, whose Aston Martin has struggled somewhat of late.

Franco Colapinto failed to capitalise on a decent Williams car in his first ever competitive running in F1, dropping out in 18th place after dipping a wheel into the gravel on his last flying lap.

Here are the qualifying results from Monza.

F1 Qualifying Results: Italian Grand Prix 2024

1. Lando Norris [McLaren] - 1:19.327sec 2. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.109s 3. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.113s 4. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +0.134s 5. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - +0.140s 6. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] - +0.186s 7. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.695s 8. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - +0.735s 9. Alex Albon [Williams] - +0.972s 10. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas] - +1.012s