Antonelli Wins Italian GP from nineteenth on Grid to Grow to be First Italian to Triumph at Monza in 60 Years

Kimi Antonelli gained the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, beginning nineteenth on the grid following a penalty and combating his technique to the entrance in fewer than 17 laps to turn out to be the primary Italian driver to win at Monza in 60 years.

The Mercedes driver handed teammate George Russell for the ultimate time with three laps remaining, crossing the road 3.8 seconds clear to increase his championship lead from 59 factors to 66. It was Antonelli’s seventh win of the season and of his Formula 1 profession.

“Oh my god … it feels like a dream,” Antonelli stated after the race, in response to the Associated Press.

Antonelli’s path to victory was not with out alarm. On lap 49 of 53, as he pressed Russell for the lead on the Variante del Rettifilo, he ran by means of the gravel and dropped 1.7 seconds behind his teammate.

On superior tyres, he was shortly again on Russell’s gearbox and made no mistake on the next lap, sweeping previous his teammate into the Variante Ascari to take a lead he wouldn’t give up. The Press Association reported that Antonelli had taken benefit of a beneficial technique and a brand new engine along with his cost by means of the sphere.

The victory positioned Antonelli within the firm of Ludovico Scarfiotti, the final Italian to win on the Temple of Speed, who took the 1966 Italian Grand Prix — the identical yr England gained the soccer World Cup.

Russell, who had began second — 17 locations forward of Antonelli — completed in that place. Max Verstappen was third, one place forward of world champion Lando Norris. Oscar Piastri took fifth.

It was a troublesome afternoon for Ferrari on house soil. Charles Leclerc crashed out at round 160mph on the second lap, and Lewis Hamilton might handle solely sixth within the different automobile.