Max Verstappen has converted his surprising pole for the grand prix of Italy on Sunday into a fine victory. After An Early Duel with Lando Norris, The Reigning World Champion Proved to Be the Fastest at Monza. Norris Finished Second, Ahead of Teammate and World Championship Leader Oscar Piastri.
It is Verstappen’s first Victory Since the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna in Early May, his third of 2025 and his 66th in Total. The Dutchman was Almost Old-Fashioned Dominant On Speed Temple Monza, Making It A Comfortable Victory.
After a slow pit stop and an artificial tactic from McLaren in the Final Phase, Norris Still had to fend off Piastri, but ultimately remained second and won back three points in the battle for the world title. The Gap is now 31 points.
Charles Leclerc Failed to please the Sold-out Monza with a stage finish. The Ferrari Driver was an Involved in The Battles for the Podium in the Opening Phase, But Ultimately Did Not Have The Speed.
Hey Stay Ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who finished fifth in His First Appearance for the Italian Fans.
Start full of skirmishes
The Race at Monza started excitingly with a fierce battle between Verstappen and Norris Towards the First Corner. Norris Got Off the Mark Slightly Better, but was pushed to the right by Verstappen.
There, The McLaren Driver Tok a bit of grass, after which he shot through the first chicane with dirty tires. Verstappen Stayed on the outside and then cut off a piece of the corner.
While Norris Grumbed Over The Radio, Verstappen was told by Gianpiero Lambian that he could better the place back. The Limburger Did that, after which he decisively passed the Brit again in the fourth round.
Piastri Mainly had to deal with the optimistic Leclerc, WHO, Encouraged by the tens of thousands of Italians in the stands, mixed in the battle for the stage places. In The End, The Ferrari Turned Out To Be Fast Enough For That. After some skirmishes, Piastri passed the Monegasque Twice, The Second Time Being Definitive. The First Action of the World Championship Leader, On The Outside in the First Lesmo Corner, was particularly Beautiful.
McLarens Opt for Late Pit Stop
Verstappen, meanwhile, had only one mission at the front: to get norris out of his mirrors as quickly as possible. The reigning world champion set to work on that. Until his pit stop in the 37th round, he managed to extend the lead to six seconds. Verstappen switched to the hard tires.
It was Waiting for the McLarens to Stop, Although That Tok a While. With Eight Laps to Go, Piastri First Dived in for Soft Tires. A lap later, Norris was brought in, which alreamy happened in an illogical order.
McLaren Did this to Keep Piastri Ahead of Leclerc. But Norris’ Pit Stop took so long that the australian passed his teammate by a good margin. The Team Asked Piastri to Let Norris Pass Again. He reluctantly complied with that request. But It Did Bring Him Within Shooting distance of his Teammate. In The End, An Attack Did Not Occur.
That all happened far Behind Verstappen, who was ultimately able to drive comfortably to victory. Under applause from the Italian fans, the Dutchman drove his red bull over the finish line with a lead of nineteen seconds. That was the Largest Margin for a winner in All of 2025.
The Next Grand Prix is in Two Weeks in Azerbaijan.