Max Verstappen wins in dominant fashion at Monza. The dutchman was in control of the race pretty much from start to finish. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri completed the podium positions, but not without controversy.
Race recap
At the start, Norris was able to take the lead briefly, as Verstappen had to give him back the position after running off track at turn 2. Leclerc was able to overtake Piastri twice in the first lap, but in the end the championship leader took the place after a couple of laps.
After that, the race did not offer much entertainment: Hamilton made his way up into the top 6, Alonso retired because of a suspension failure, Oliver Bearman and Carlos Sainz collided at turn 4 (with the young Britt getting a 10-second penalty) and Antonelli forced Albon off the track at turn 3, which gave the home talent a 5-second penalty.
Then, both McLarens pitted and Piastri benefitted from a slow pit stop for Norris to take P2. Soon after, though, the team asked him to gave the place back, which the Aussie did without many complaints. This instance was also laughed at by Verstappen in a team radio whilst the dutchman was on his way to a dominant win.
In the end, the Red Bull driver won by almost 20 seconds, as Norris and Piastri took the other two podium places. Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Albon, Bortoleto, Antonelli and Hadjar completed the points-paying positions.
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