Italian Grand Prix

At the Italian Grand Prix, Leclerc will try to convert his pole into a first-place finish. This is the only way he can catch up with Max Verstappen, ...

[Alexander Albon](/en/f1-drivers/alexander-albon) at [Williams](/en/f1-teams/williams), due to acute appendicitis in the British-Thai. De Vries' goal is clear, which is to finish in the points, and he may also be able to outperform teammate [Nicholas Latifi](/en/f1-drivers/nicholas-latifi). This is the only way he can catch up with [Max Verstappen](/en/f1-drivers/max-verstappen), who currently has a huge lead over the Monegasque.

Max Verstappen won the 2022 Italian Grand Prix under the Safety Car, with pole-sitter Charles Leclerc finishing runner-up as Red Bull denied Ferrari a home ...

The pit lane was abuzz with a swarm of yellow-clad mechanics, Leclerc agreeing with his pit wall that a stop for mediums was the right choice – the stop executed just before the VSC was rescinded. It was really good on the tyres, it was really enjoyable to drive today even though it was quite hot out there, but great day for us. With that, Verstappen took the chequered flag with a slim lead over Leclerc, but in reality the Dutchman seemed on course for his first-ever Italian Grand Prix win after the pit stops had taken their course. Perez was told to move his brake bias rearwards to cool his discs and Sainz meanwhile continued his recovery from P18, prying places off Zhou Guanyu and de Vries for P8 on Lap 9, then P7 off Alonso on Lap 10 to a huge roar from the crowd. Gasly attempted to follow suit with a pass on Ricciardo but had to skip through Turn 1 and give the place back. It was a DNF for the four-time champion, at the circuit on which he clinched his very-first Grand Prix victory back in 2008. Nicholas Latifi lagged on hard tyres and finished 15th for Williams ahead of Kevin Magnussen, who picked up a five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on Lap 1 in the Haas. In the midfield, a DRS train had formed from Ricciardo in P4 to Sainz in P10. As Lap 2 began, Verstappen was up into the podium places at the expense of Daniel Ricciardo, going late on the brakes into the opening chicane. Charles Leclerc would start on pole ahead of George Russell, with the McLarens on the second row and Max Verstappen starting from seventh. From P18, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz made it to the podium spots with a lengthy first stint on medium tyres, but fell to P4 after pitting, and ended up behind Russell. The Dutchman then led as, during a Virtual Safety Car (for Sebastian Vettel’s DNF on Lap 12), Leclerc pitted from softs to mediums.

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen again made light work of starting down the grid as he won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to leave him ...

And from that moment onward we were a little bit on the back foot." "If today was a clear mistake, I don't think so. "I had a great view," said a tactful Verstappen, whose previous highest finish at the track was fifth in 2018. "The start was very good, directly, and then I could quickly get back into my rhythm and get back into second," Verstappen said. Verstappen started seventh after he was among several drivers hit by grid penalties in Monza but made his way up to third by the first corner of the second lap. Leclerc rejoined the race in third.

After claiming pole position ahead of championship rival Max Verstappen, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will look to take the race victory at the 2022 Italian ...

What better way to celebrate that then than with a new helmet design this year and this is what the Australian has gone for.. The Ferrari driver comes out of the pit as Ricciardo charges down the straight but he just manages to stay ahead of the Australian. For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. Lap 14: And the pitlane comes to life! Lap 32: Sainz pits and it's a set of soft tyres for the Spaniard. He had been complaining for a while about a lack of power and it seems Alpine made the decision that retiring the car was the only resort. Lap 43: Perez is into the pit lane for a new set of softs as Red Bull make the call that his current hard tyres won't last until the end of this race. The race finishes behind the safety car due to Ricciardo's late retirement as the Dutch driver claims his fifth race victory in succession. Lap 34: Verstappen leads the Italian Grand Prix again as Leclerc pits!! The veteran pulls into the pit lane and retires from this race. The Australian driver is now down to P8. He rejoins the race just behind teammate Ricciardo but Gasly sweeps around the outside to take P7.

After claiming pole position ahead of championship rival Max Verstappen, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will look to take the race victory at the 2022 Italian ...

For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2022, you can purchase You can also stream Formula 1 races live in the U.S. What better way to celebrate that then than with a new helmet design this year and this is what the Australian has gone for.. 45 minutes to lights out: It definitely feels like today's Italian Grand Prix is Leclerc's to lose doesn't it. Lap 14: And the pitlane comes to life! The Ferrari driver comes out of the pit as Ricciardo charges down the straight but he just manages to stay ahead of the Australian. This is very easy work for the championship leader so far. This could be a disaster for the Mexican driver! Surely it's not more bad luck for the Italian team? Once Sainz pits ahead he'll be back into the podium places. Elsewhere, title front-runners Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Sainz start in P7, P13 and P18 respectively after taking penalties.

The Safety Car ending to the Italian Grand Prix denied a "grandstand finish" between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc on Sunday, with the odd scenes ...

"My personal view is that in light of what happened in Abu Dhabi, if we have an incident in the last five laps, it becomes an automatic red flag with a standing start," he said. "To wait so much, it's simply wrong and not great for the sport. "I think there was time for the FIA to act differently today. If we are simply waiting for safety, we know that now there's a minimum lap time, so it's fully safe to run. "It goes against the principles of what we've discussed previously. We share the disappointment of all the fans, because it took away a grandstand finish. However, valuable time was wasted when the Safety Car came out in front of George Russell's car, in third, and not Verstappen. Yes. Verstappen was also booed on the podium. "It's something we've talked about for many many years, that they should finish racing. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto, though, was even firmer than Horner with his words. "The Safety Car came in front of George but even so, I think there was no reason not to release the cars between the Safety Car and the leader.

Max Verstappen rose from seventh on the grid to claim victory in the Italian Grand Prix, beating Charles Leclerc and George Russell to the chequered flag ...

Click on the video player above to relive the action from the Italian Grand Prix. [READ MORE: Verstappen takes his first-ever Italian Grand Prix win behind the Safety Car as Leclerc has to settle for P2](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.verstappen-takes-his-first-ever-italian-grand-prix-win-behind-the-safety-car.3Jo49yrxzyLb1G4FPtePdV.html) Max Verstappen rose from seventh on the grid to claim victory in the Italian Grand Prix, beating Charles Leclerc and George Russell to the chequered flag for his first Monza win. HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the action from the Italian Grand Prix as Verstappen beats Leclerc to victory In one of the drives of the day, Nyck de Vries scored points on his F1 debut; having stepped in for the unwell Alex Albon at Williams, the Dutchman out-qualified and out-raced regular driver Nicholas Latifi en route to ninth place. Verstappen worked his way up into the podium positions in little more than a lap, before overhauling Russell on the track and Leclerc in the pit lane – the top three drivers all running different tyre strategies.