He once again proved his superiority and celebrated a historic victory in Monza The Verstappen!
Despite starting behind Saint, the Red Bull world champion managed to pass him on lap 15 and never looked back, celebrating 10th win in a row of, an achievement that constitutes record in Formula 1 history (Vettel had celebrated 9 consecutive victories as a Red Bull driver)!
Very good performance from him too Perezwho started the race 5th but managed to pass Russell and both Ferraris, giving Red Bull a 1-2, while Saint climbed the podium, emerging victorious from a highly exciting battle with Leclerc in the final rounds!
The race started 20 minutes late after Tsunoda retired with engine trouble during the formation lap and the car had to be retired in a dangerous spot before the start-finish straight.
When it was time to start, Mr Saint made a very good start, maintaining the lead, while o Russell he pushed but failed to capitalize on his mediocre start Leclerc, so as to take him 3rd place. Hamilton dropped a place to 9th, while Alonso also dropped a place to 11th. At the same time, Albon passed Piastri for 6th place.
THE Verstappen it didn’t take long for Saints to be suffocated, with the Ferrari driver taking out the … defenses and staying first. At the same time, Leclerc remained within “breathing distance” of the Dutchman, while further back Perez was pressuring Russell, trying to take 4th place from him.
Finally, Verstappen was able to pass Sainz on lap 15 after an exciting duel, while on the same lap Perez took 4th place from Russell. On lap 20 Verstappen and Sainz pitted to change tyres, with Ferrari mechanics delaying, allowing the Dutchman to extend their gap to 5′.
At the same time, Leclerc put pressure on his teammate, but was unable to take 2nd place. Perez improved his pace and after filling Leclerc’s mirrors for several laps, he finally managed to pass him on lap 32, taking him 3rd.
With Verstappen out of the way, Perez kept his pressure on Sainz, eventually taking 2nd place from him on lap 46, while Sainz and Leclerc then gave us a very exciting battle for the podium, with the Spaniard holding off back-to-back attacks of Monegasque, managing to finish third!
The next race for the Formula 1 championship is scheduled to take place in three days September 15-17uh, at Singapore.
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