P1racenews AI automatic summary:
A week after his Zandvoort heroics, Isack Hadjar suffered his first F1 Q1 exit at Monza – for which he mainly blamed Carlos Sainz. But it wasn’t quite what it seemed
Isack Hadjar’s frustration with Carlos Sainz continued from the track to the garage and during his media session at the Italian Grand Prix, where he was eliminated in Q1 for the first time in his Formula 1 career. Despite initially expressing anger over the radio, Hadjar’s tone shifted to perplexed irritation when speaking to media, but Sainz remained a focus of his frustration for his behavior during the session.
During the qualifying session, Sainz’s actions on the out-lap, closely following Hadjar, led to tensions between the two drivers. Although Sainz had a different run plan involving multiple laps, the situation escalated as Hadjar felt Sainz was unnecessarily impeding him.
Ultimately, Hadjar’s rushed out-lap due to the encounter with Sainz and a subsequent mistake cost him a place in Q2. Hadjar criticized Sainz’s actions, feeling they compromised his own performance, but acknowledged that his starting position for the race would be challenging.
Furthermore, Hadjar hinted at a potential engine change, suggesting that he might be starting from the back of the grid in the race, although no official penalty had been confirmed at that point.
