Ferrari pulled off a bold strategy call at its home race in Italy to secure its third win of the season. The McLaren duo joined Leclerc on the podium with Oscar Piastri finishing second (+2.664s) and polesitter Lando Norris claiming the final podium position.
Verstappen finishes P6
Kevin Magnussen to miss Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to accumulation of penalty points
Leclerc wins Ferrari’s home race
Once again, Lando Norris lost the lead in the opening lap after starting from pole position. Oscar Piastri pulled off an aggressive but clean move at the second chicane to get into the lead of the race. The McLarens showed strong pace throughout the race, however, while Piastri pitted for a second time during the 39th lap, Leclerc continued on a one-stop strategy and inherited the lead, ultimately winning Ferrari’s home race this season.
Championship leader Max Verstappen finished in P6, one position up from P7, where he qualified. Post-race, he admitted that Red Bull should “change the whole car” if they want to be competitive once again.
Kevin Magnussen will miss the next race at Baku after the stewards deemed him responsible for a clash with Pierre Gasly during the race. The Danish driver has now accumulated 12 penalty points, the maximum allowed before being penalised with a one-race ban. It remains to be seen who will replace him at the next race.
2024 Formula 1 championship standings
Both McLarens finished above both Redbulls and the championship gap is now down to 8 points. Lando Norris also closed down his gap to Verstappen; it currently stands at 62 points, with 8 races to go. Formula 1 races in Azerbaijan next from September 13-15.
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Norris wins Dutch GP to slash Verstappen’s F1 title lead
Ferrari pulled off a bold strategy call at its home race in Italy to secure its third win of the season. The McLaren duo joined Leclerc on the podium with Oscar Piastri finishing second (+2.664s) and polesitter Lando Norris claiming the final podium position.
Verstappen finishes P6
Kevin Magnussen to miss Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to accumulation of penalty points
Leclerc wins Ferrari’s home race
Once again, Lando Norris lost the lead in the opening lap after starting from pole position. Oscar Piastri pulled off an aggressive but clean move at the second chicane to get into the lead of the race. The McLarens showed strong pace throughout the race, however, while Piastri pitted for a second time during the 39th lap, Leclerc continued on a one-stop strategy and inherited the lead, ultimately winning Ferrari’s home race this season.
Championship leader Max Verstappen finished in P6, one position up from P7, where he qualified. Post-race, he admitted that Red Bull should “change the whole car” if they want to be competitive once again.
Kevin Magnussen will miss the next race at Baku after the stewards deemed him responsible for a clash with Pierre Gasly during the race. The Danish driver has now accumulated 12 penalty points, the maximum allowed before being penalised with a one-race ban. It remains to be seen who will replace him at the next race.
2024 Formula 1 championship standings
2024 Italian GP resultsPositionDriverTeam 1Charles LeclercFerrari 2Oscar PiastriMcLaren3Lando NorrisMcLaren4Carlos SainzFerrari 5Lewis HamiltonMercedes6Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing 7George RussellMercedes8Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing 9Alexander AlbonWilliams10Kevin MagnussenHAAS11Fernando AlonsoAston Martin12Franco ColapintoWilliams13Daniel RicciardoRB14Esteban OconAlpine15Pierre GaslyAlpine16Valtteri BottasStake Sauber17Nico HulkenbergHAAS18Zhou GuanyuStake Sauber19Lance StrollAston MartinNCYuki TsunodaRB
Both McLarens finished above both Redbulls and the championship gap is now down to 8 points. Lando Norris also closed down his gap to Verstappen; it currently stands at 62 points, with 8 races to go. Formula 1 races in Azerbaijan next from September 13-15.
Also see:
Norris wins Dutch GP to slash Verstappen’s F1 title lead
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