Qualifying for Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix was a far cry from the traffic chaos in recent years, with two main factors contributing to a drama-free Saturday afternoon.
The Italian Grand Prix has been the scene of many chaotic qualifying sessions in F1's recent past, with drivers playing a game of chicken trying to position themselves for a strong slipstream on Monza's long straights.
But with F1's new generation of cars, it appears that Monza issue has almost solved itself. The typical jostling for position naturally still occurs, but as the effect of the tow has diminished with the current spec of ground-effect cars, so has most of the silly gamesmanship. "In the end for us it turned out that we barely gained anything in the straights, a lot less than I was hoping for, and it just seemed to maybe affect me a little bit in the middle sector through the two Lesmos and the Ascari.
Traffic in qualifying has still been a concern this year, however, as evidenced in recent races, including Belgium, the Netherlands and particularly Austria. Ironically, the measure almost caused a collision as Norris and Esteban Ocon had a close encounter at the entry to the Parabolica in Q1, with Norris forced to pass the Alpine driver to stay under the maximum delta time.
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