The checkered flag waves on the circuit of Italian GP e Max Verstappen He takes home a victory that is worth a lot, because it demonstrates all his talent. In fact, it's a miracle for him to be able to drive such an unloaded car like this. Behind him, the two McLarens complete the podium: Norris 2nd and Piastri 3rd. The Australian maintains his championship lead, 31 points clear of his teammate. Ferrari is a bit more disappointing with Charles and Lewis that they can do nothing but settle for 4th and 6th place at their home".
A fiery start to the Italian GP
3,2,1… the traffic lights of the temple of speed go out with an excellent start from the first 4. With Max Verstappen, poleman, who manages to maintain his position by cutting the first variant. But this forces him to give the position to Lando Norris to avoid a penalty. Behind is brawl between Leclerc and Piastri for 3rd position: on lap 1 the Monegasque passes him but Piastri responds immediately with an excellent overtaking on the outside of Lesmo 1, despite this Charles takes the plunge and manages to get back to third place. But his car is so empty that it's difficult to hold on.
These first laps of the Italian GP are fiery with Max who manages to regain the lead on the 4th lap at the first chicane. He then tries to take the DRS away from Papaya behind him, and succeeds by putting in a series of very fast laps. Meanwhile, there are still difficulties for Leclerc can no longer keep up with the Australian and already has Russell on his heels. His effort is due to the fact that having the machine unloads the rear slips and overheatsResult: he is forced to do lift and cost to cool them.
Hamilton also did well, moving up from 10th to 6th. in front of his fans. Behind him, from Bortoleto onwards c'it's a very long DRS trainAmong these there is also Whom that 6th finished 10th due to excessive wheel spin at the start of the Italian GP. This also blocks the pit stops of those ahead who would otherwise find themselves stuck in traffic.
Super Max extends lead over the two Papayas
After 15 laps, McLaren's strength began to show, even here at the Italian GP, with the two Papayas starting to push. Despite this Max he doesn't give up and can drive fantastically even with a very low load of car. keep gaining like a metronome: fast lap after fast lapThe other very discharged is Charles which however is more difficult even if, as Bozzi warns, he managed to bring the right temperatures back and commit fewer mistakes smudges.
It's on lap 20 the pit stops begin of the Italian GP: the first is Bearman. After him everyone gradually enters the pits. And it is right here that Alonso manages to overtake Bortoleto. However, unfortunately for Alonso luck is not on his side and shortly after returning to the track breaks his suspension and is forced to retire. Meanwhile, the performance for Williams who returned to the speed they had in free practice. Albon did particularly well. Sainz, however, had a harder time, even coming into contact with Bearman (who was subsequently penalized 10 seconds).
Doubts about the best strategy: the tyres do not degrade in this Italian GP
Front the first to stop are the Mercedes drivers. But the degradation is so low that the teams are starting to think about extending the first stint and then fitting the soft tyres. Who knows what the best strategy will be in the end? Only the finish line will tell. Meanwhile, Leclerc responds well to Russell, matching the times of the Papaya drivers. In fact, they are precisely Ferrari and McLaren tyres are the best ones. In reverse Max's Red Bull is starting to show some blistering on the front.
Despite this the Monegasque stops and mounts the hard ones to protect himself from Russell and try to do something different than those ahead. And after him, the Dutch four-time world champion does the same. The two McLarens, meanwhile, continue. An Italian GP that could still hold surprises... In fact, the two Papayas are hoping for a safety car. But it never arrived. So both Piastri and Norris pit: soft tyres for both.
But it's incredible what happened to the pit wall: Norris's pit stop is very slow and he finds himself coming back behind his teammateWhat will the team do? Will they let them fight freely? Or will they order Piastri to let the Englishman go? The order from the pit wall comes to the Australian: Let Norris pass and then you're free to fight.
Max takes a commanding victory, ahead of the McLarens. Disappointment for Ferrari.
In all this, there are only a few laps left to the finish line. At the flag It's the lion Max who wins. Ahead of Norris for a good 20 seconds: a race for dominance. A Piastri closes the podium. Classic Ferrari for saleInstead, a little subdued Charles and starts 4th and finishes 4th e Hamilton that does not go beyond the 6° place, despite the good comeback. George Russell slips in between the two. and Kimi finishes 8th but will be demoted for a 10 second penalty. Albon, Bortoleto and Hadjar also performed well.: undoubtedly they are the best of the midfield. In fact, they finished the Italian GP respectively seventh, ninth and tenthHowever, it must be remembered that with Antonelli's penalty their ranking will change.
