Monza is a Grand Prix destined to go down in history like its winner, Max Verstappen. The Dutchman, in addition to having beaten the "curse of Monza” which hit the winners of the previous editions broke the record for consecutive seasonal victories, leaving Sebastian Vettel behind with 9. He earned his tenth consecutive win, also thanks to an extremely fast Ferrari on the straight. Sainz, the Poleman reaches the podium for the first time in the season by a whisker, defending himself tooth and nail even from Leclerc at the end. Lots of surprises this weekend, so let's see who the tops and flops are this weekend at Fanta F1!
The Tops
Max Verstappen: The victory in Monza is particularly important. He takes Max towards a record that is unlikely to be beaten. At Fanta F1 he still brings many points to his Fantamanagers who also elected him Sky driver of the day. In fact, it was not a simple victory for Max who had to overtake a furious Carlos Sainz until the sixteenth lap.
Carlos Sainz: The weekend cannot fail to be top-notch Sainz. The first annual podium in Monza, under their fans. After scoring a fantastic Pole on Saturday. There is a lot of Carlos in this result, he fought and sweated until the last lap. He had to deal with Verstappen, with Perez and, last but not least, with Charles Leclerc. He wanted to leave a mark and he did. At Ferrari there is still a lot of work to do, especially in tire management but today the number #55 took a little revenge.
Alexander Albon: Williams was unstoppable. Frustrating for Norris to be behind Alexander Albon. After an excellent qualification for the English-Thai, the points finish also arrived. His defenses are masterful.
The Flops
Lewis Hamilton: Not one of the best weekends for Lewis Hamilton who also takes a penalty for a contact with Oscar Piastri. Mercedes, like McLaren, really struggled a lot in Monza. At the end of the race, the 7-time world champion apologized. We expected more from Lewis, fresh fresh from renewal.
Stephen Ocon: A bad weekend for Alpine too, forced into yet another one training camp with Esteban Ocon. At Fanta F1 it becomes really complicated to choose one of the two standard bearers of the French team who absolutely must get back up. Already in qualifying Alpine suffered from comparisons with even less competitive teams such as Williams, but also Alfa Romeo. Starting from the back was a hard blow.
Logan Sargeant: We always find ourselves here saying that it's a shame that Logan can't get the most out of a car that actually has something to say. Today he also gets a penalty and is unable to enter the top 10. It could yield more. Fanta F1 ends the weekend on a negative note.
