Charles Leclerc won the race Italian Grand Prix of Formula 1 against all odds and became the life of the party for his team, Ferrariwho brilliantly celebrated the victory of one of his drivers in his country’s event. The Monegasque surprised everyone on the classic circuit of monzaespecially to McLarenand wins his second victory of this Worldthe seventh of his career.
Leclerc fought back, resisted and rowed against all odds to celebrate a historic victory for Ferrari, which is gaining momentum and taking wings as it approaches the final straight and, above all, the next championship. Oscar Piastriwho overtook his teammate at the start, came second and Lando Norris (3rd) lost pole position, closed the podium and could only gain eight points Max Verstappen (6th) –one more than the ranking thanks to the fastest lap–. The Briton therefore wasted another opportunity due to his nerves, who knows if it was the final one.
Carlos Sainz I couldn’t play in the team party Maranellobut he proved to be a good guest, finishing in fourth position. Lewis Hamilton He moved up to fifth place, overtaking his teammate Verstappen. George Russell (7th), Czech Perez (8th), Kevin Magnussen (9th) and Alex Albon (10th). The Thai has erased a solid Fernando Alonso from the points zone. The Asturian overdid it with that Aston Martin…
The race was frantic from the start after a start in which Piastri and Leclerc swept past Norris to take first and second place respectively, although the Briton would eventually take it back from the Ferrari driver. Red Bull managed to hold on until the first stop and managed to put both cars on the front row, but it was all ruined by a 6.2-second stop from Verstappen that left him below his initial position.
Bad start for Norris and good start for Sainz and Alonso
Sainz took advantage of Russell’s departure from the track and grabbed a fourth position at the first change that allowed him to dream of the podium, while Alonso kept his eleventh place, and even surpassed Nico Hulkenberg to reach the points zone, in which he seized a magnificent maneuver by hanging on to the DRS Russell’s for a few laps.
Halfway through the race and with Verstappen out of the equation, it was time to make decisions for McLaren. With Piastri leading, Norris two seconds behind, taking turns with his team-mate on the fastest lap, and Leclerc on the lookout, in the papaya garage there was no choice but to keep a cool head. The Briton became nervous and lost a lot of time when he forced himself back onto the circuit by running out of a corner.
Ferrari’s strategy works and Leclerc wins in Italy
McLaren called him in to give him the second substitution and Leclerc was back in second, while Norris moved behind at the Red Bull to recover your position as quickly as possible. Piastri did the same, but Ferrari decided to take a risk and opt for a one-stop strategy with its two drivers, classified first and second with 14 laps to go.
This glimpse of joy did not last long for Sainz, who quickly lost his place with Piastri, who passed him like an arrow, and with Norris, for whom it cost him a little more effort. At that point, everything depended on Leclerc, otherwise Ferrari’s strategy would have been a total failure. So much so that the Monegasque showed his claws against his own track engineer, whom he asked not to repeat his orders if he did not respect them. His rebellion paid off and “16” was able to take an important step for his team.
