We had a difficult event last weekend, so it's encouraging that we could bounce back immediately and put ourselves in a good position to score well here at Monza.
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Being in Q3 for the second race in a row is a very encouraging result and gives us a good position ahead of tomorrow's Sprint.
This result, with both drivers on the fourth row of the grid for the Sprint Qualifying tomorrow afternoon, is in line with what we expected going into this weekend.
With limited running, it's harder than normal to work out the performance gap between the three compounds.
Well done to Valtteri, a great lap and a well deserved pole position... even if the rule book says that comes tomorrow.
We've used a lot of the learnings from Silverstone, where we didn't fully maximise the format, to plan for this event.
It has been a difficult day, but there are two more competitive sessions to go this weekend and we will look to make progress tomorrow afternoon.
Mixed fortunes for Valtteri Bottas at Monza, as Finn takes pole for Sprint but will start Grand Prix from the back following strategic engine change.
Lewis Hamilton out-paces Max Verstappen by 0.452s in practice at Monza, as Mercedes (and Alpine) intriguingly opt not to run the soft tyres.