MONZA, Italy — Carlos Sainz is hoping to finish Max Verstappen’s file run of consecutive Components One victories at Sunday’s Italian Brilliant Prix, however admits the chances might be stacked towards him.

Sainz beat Verstappen to pole place via 0.013s at Monza, retirement the Purple Bull motive force in 2d playground and sandwiched between each Ferraris on Sunday’s grid.

Verstappen is lately on a run of 9 consecutive victories, equalling the file held via Sebastian Vettel since 2013, and has a anticipation to manufacture the file his personal with a 10th win in a row on Sunday.

Purple Bull rest unbeaten this season, with Verstappen taking 11 race wins and teammate Sergio Perez two, and age the probabilities of a Ferrari victory on Sunday stay thin, Sainz remains to be concentrated on the lead step of the rostrum.

“I think it can happen, nothing is impossible tomorrow, especially starting from P1,” he stated. “At the start I am going to do everything I can to stay ahead of Max.

“I feel that taking a look again at this while, one hundred pc of races they’ve been faster than us, and obviously faster, in order that makes me really feel adore it isn’t moving to be simple in any respect.

“They are going to try to find a way past, one way or another, but if something could happen we would have a very good day tomorrow and get the win.

“I’m simply moving to struggle and exit into the next day with the mindset to win the race and later adapt to the instances and race week of Verstappen.”

Friday practice gave a glimpse of the performance of each car on heavy fuel over multiple laps, with Verstappen’s lap times during his race simulation averaging out 0.4s faster than Sainz’s.

“What we have now open from the lengthy runs, I’m now not moving to lie, it’s trickier [to fight Verstappen] and now not the similar image as qualifying,” he said. “Purple Bull, once you set 5 or 6 laps at the tyres and the whole lot begins to lower just a little, that’s the place their energy is, and that’s the race week we have now open all while.

“But hopefully I can get a better start and then make Max’s and Checo’s life as difficult as possible. I think we are willing to work through it as a team and give it our best shot.

“It’s a just right alternative the next day, realistically the Purple Bull must be faster, however we’re simply moving to struggle to manufacture their while as difficult as conceivable and struggle to whisk the win.”

Verstappen pointed out that Ferrari’s Monza-specific upgrade package most likely helped Sainz beat him to pole, but believes his car, which featured a larger rear wing with more downforce, might give him the advantage in the race when limiting tyre degradation will be key.

“I’m now not in reality stunned [Sainz is on pole position], they have been rather fast right here ultimate while as neatly,” Verstappen said. “If you happen to have a look at their rear wing, it’s rather neatly optimised for Monza.

“If you look at our wing, for one lap it is maybe not the best optimisation, but for a race it should be better.

“[The result is] not anything stunning, to be truthful.”