Charles Leclerc will start tomorrow's Italian Grand Prix from fifth on the grid alongside Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz in sprint qualifying. That's a two-place gain for Leclerc on where he finished on Friday, thanks to Pierre Gasly crashing out at the start of the sprint and race winner Valtteri Bottas starting from pit lane due to engine change penalties. And objectively Leclerc didn't think that either he or Sainz were likely to be able to improve on that in tomorrow's race. Read also: Bottas wins sprint as Verstappen snatches Italian GP pole "We had a good sprint qualifying and maximized our potential, finishing 6th and 7th. Due to Valtteri’s penalty, we will each move up a...
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