The coup attempted by Ferrari and Leclerc, but also Piastri’s great race, Verstappen’s bad pass and Russell’s mistake: find the highs and lows of the Italian GP.
Tops
Leclerc, the perfect shot
Fourth on the grid, Charles Leclerc was not the favourite to win at Monza. And yet. The Monegasque made a good start and took advantage of Russell’s mistakes and Piastri’s overtaking of Norris. This allowed him to quickly move up to second and keep up with the Australian for ten laps. On lap 16, he then put on the hard tyres but everyone thought that Ferrari would make two stops like the rest of the field. But no. The Scuderia took the gamble of making a single stop and it paid off as the Monegasque crossed the line first. His second victory of the season after Monaco and the seventh in his career.
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Piastri has nothing to reproach himself for
He came so close to a second victory after Hungary. The Australian (2nd) did everything right in Italy. He passed Norris, his team-mate, with authority on the first lap and then went on to set the fastest laps in the race. But he was penalised by McLaren’s two-stop strategy which clearly cost him the victory.
A race full of suspense
Overtaking, different strategies and twists and turns, the Italian Grand Prix was lively and suspenseful. This is in contrast to last weekend’s Zandvoort, where the race was rather dull.
Flops
Red Bull in dire straits
The fall continues for the Austrian team. Max Verstappen could do no better than 6th at Monza while Sergio Perez finished 8th. The Dutchman has not won in six races and his car seems incapable of keeping up with the McLarens and Mercedes regularly from now on. In addition, the whole team is out of order since even the pit stops are starting to be missed more and more regularly. On his first stop, Verstappen was immobilized for more than 6 seconds instead of the usual 2 and the Dutchman banged his steering wheel in anger. When nothing goes right…
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Russell scuttled himself
Third on the grid, George Russell was aiming for a podium finish in Italy on Sunday, or even better, but right from the start, the Briton ruined his race. He hit Norris before the first corner and damaged his front wing. This dropped him to 7th place and forced him to bring forward his first stop. The Mercedes driver left his mark in traffic, leaving him with a setback and finally finishing seventh. Not the result he was looking for.
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