Auto. F1: Max Verstappen wins the Italian GP ahead of the McLarens
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and championship leader Oscar Piastri, who was third.
Untouchable, the four-time reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday, after beating the two usually dominant McLarens of Lando Norris and championship leader Oscar Piastri .
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Back to business for "Mad Max": the Dutchman, who had not won since May - in Italy, precisely, during the Emilia-Romagna GP - ended a drought of almost four months without a Sunday victory - that is, eight races.
End of series for McLaren"The car was really nice to drive, I was able to manage the pace and we made our pit stop at the right time," reacted Verstappen, who recorded his third victory of the year, in front of the stands and hills "red" with people who had acquired Ferrari.
The Red Bull driver also ends a run of five consecutive GP wins for McLaren.
Starting from pole position in the cauldron of Monza, the reigning champion offered the public a fine battle with Norris at the start of the GP - until the fourth lap (out of 53), when the Dutchman definitively took the upper hand over his British vice-champion.
Norris says Verstappen 'deserved' his victory"This weekend was one of those where we were a little slower, but the battle was still good," Norris said.
"I did everything I could today, I couldn't do much more. I tried to fight with Max, but he took the lead and he deserved it," said the Englishman, who almost lost his second place to Piastri, due to a failed pit stop at the end of the race.
Norris was overtaken by Piastri while in the pits, but McLaren asked the Australian to hand second position back to his teammate.
The rankings
The Italian Grand Prix standings : 1. Max Verstappen (PBS/Red Bull) completes the 306.720 km in 1h13'24''325 2. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) at 19''207 3. Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes) at 21''351
4. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) at 25''624
5. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) at 32”881... 10. Isack Hadjar ( FRA/Racing Bulls-Red Bull) at 1'03''891
... 15. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap behind... 17. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 1 lap behind...The Formula 1 World Championship driver standings: 1. Oscar Piastri (AUS) 324 pts 2. Lando Norris (GBR) 293 pts 3. Max Verstappen (PBS) 230 pts... 9. Isack Hadjar (FRA) 38 pts... 13. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 28 pts
... 14. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 20 pts ...
Constructors' standings: 1. McLaren-Mercedes 617 pts 2. Ferrari 280 pts
3. Mercedes 260 pts ...
In the championship, Piastri, who finished third in the GP, remains in the lead ahead of Norris, who is 31 points behind him. Despite his victory, Verstappen remains a distant third, 94 points behind the leader - a lead that seems unattainable given the dynamics with eight rounds remaining in the season.
In the "Temple of Speed" - the nickname given to the legendary Monza circuit - the Monegasque Charles Leclerc and his Ferrari stalled at the foot of the podium.
In his first Italian GP in red, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished sixth, behind his compatriot George Russell (Mercedes), who was fifth.
Driving a livery inspired by the Ferrari 312 T, in homage to the 50th anniversary of Austrian Niki Lauda's title with Ferrari, the two Scuderia drivers never really managed to mix it up in the battle for the Top 3.
The French at the bottom of the rankingLeclerc tried to make the fans dream at the start of the race, engaging in a brief duel with Piastri for third place, but in vain.
The only Italian entered in the premier class this year, the young Andrea Kimi Antonelli, 19, finished ninth in his Mercedes.
Among the French drivers, Esteban Ocon (Haas) finished 15th after receiving a five-second penalty. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine), who started from the pit lane due to a penalty related to an engine change, finished 10th and 16th respectively.
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