here's how this can still be a charles leclerc win (and, BONUS, yuki tsunoda podium) tomorrow:
1. oscar piastri gets a 3-place grid penalty for impeding, putting him in P5 (sorry, oscar, i like you, but that one should be a slam-dunk penalty)
2. lando norris divebombs max verstappen into turn 1 and takes both of them out
3. CHARLES NOW LEADS THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
4. oscar and carlos (they start next to each other now) have one of their infamous carlos-and-oscar tangles. sainz ends up in the gravel (HIS race over, not oscar's, for once. karma)
5. yuki (who started P7) smoothly passes the chaos happening between P5 & P6 (oscar & carlos) and ends up in P2 behind charles!!
6. oscar, despite some damage from the carlos carlos incident, pits early and then has a great recovery drive. eventually he makes it into the top 3 and catches (& passes) yuki in the last few laps!
7. charles wins with a comfortable lead, followed by oscar in P2 and then yuki in P3 🎇❤️
it IS still possible to have a beautiful podium in imola, folks. in this essay i will-
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