PALMER: Sainz’s Monza podium was just reward for one of his best and most entertaining F1 weekends yet


Carlos Sainz was in the thick of the action in Monza, taking pole position, leading the race and executing some superb defence en route to claiming his first podium of the season.
Overtaking at the Temple of Speed is thought to be straightforward because of the long straights and big stops of the chicanes, complete with a DRS zone into the first corner. But in fact it’s a myth that it’s easy to pass – and that’s the reason we had a great race on Sunday.
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