Ferrari had the option to use Lewis Hamilton to help Charles Leclerc with a slipstream boost in his pursuit of pole position, but chose not to.

Hamilton was not in the conversation for pole due to a five-place grid drop for a Dutch GP yellow flag infringement. Yet, Ferrari did not opt to use Hamilton to give Leclerc a Q3 tow, and it is an idea which Hamilton would have been against.

Lewis Hamilton glad not to be Charles Leclerc tow sacrifice

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Leclerc went into qualifying at Monza as a genuine contender to bag pole position for himself and Ferrari in front of the tifosi. In the end, he was forced to settle for fourth on the grid.

Since Hamilton was taking a grid penalty, some believed Ferrari would use the seven-time World Champion in Q3 to provide

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