F1, Italian GP 2019: Qualifying predictions

#4 Slipstream a big factor

Lewis Hamilton complained over the radio about having been sent out in clean air

Getting a tow seems to be the way to go for gaining that extra edge around Monza. Drivers themselves have either accepted or alluded to the same during their Friday outing. With all the racers being close together on the timesheets, qualifying may just be decided based on which driver goes out onto the circuit at the best possible time.

Usually, being in the dirty air of another car can be a major hindrance to performance, but with the Temple of Speed’s long straights, this notion turns on its head. A late flurry of activity on track is expected as drivers would delay their qualifying runs to be let out of the garage at the last possible second.

This also increases chances of error for the teams, given how track position would matter immensely during the entire qualifying.