The 2024 Italian Grand Prix, held at the iconic Monza circuit on the 1st September, delivered
an unforgettable weekend of racing, with the introduction of two new rookies, Franco
Colapinto for Williams replacing Logan Sargeant, the only American on the grid. Whereas,
Kimi Antonelli getting his maiden chance to race for Mercedes in FP1 faced an unfortunate
52g crash in the W15.
A surprising incident unfolded on Thursday as the F1 safety car ended up in the barrier at
parabolica during the high speed lap test, luckily Maylander and his passenger were unhurt
and climbed out of the car unaided.
Qualifying: Lando Norris has continued his promising run of form by taking a stunning pole
position, with his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri locking out the front row in a super-close
qualifying session. While the Woking outfit came out on top, the leading six cars were all
covered by less than two tenths of a second, with George Russell the closest challenger in P3.
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz followed in fourth and fifth for Ferrari as they look to give
the Tifosi something to cheer about.
Race day: “Mamma mia, mamma mia!”- Charles Leclerc scores a remarkable win by 2.6s over
Piastri after a perfectly-executed one stop race, the first win for Ferrari at Monza since 2019.
Carlos Sainz successfully finished P4
The McLaren partners Oscar Piastri and L.Norris secured P2 and P3. While Lando Norris had a
nervous moment as he locked up his tyres to get within the speed limit for the pit lane, he still
managed to set the fastest lap.
Everything seems to be going wrong for Red Bull Racing in the Italian Grand Prix. After a
dramatic qualifying session on Saturday, Max Verstappen had to start from P7. Then things
also went wrong at his pit stop, finishing the race at P7. While his team-mate Perez securing
P8, right behind George Russell.
George Russell envisioned to win Mercedes' fourth race of the season at Monza but messed
up his run to the first corner on lap 1 causing major damage to his front wing causing him to
lose his P3 qualifying to a P7 race finish. Sir Lewis Hamilton holding strong finished P5 gaining
a position in the starting laps.
Alex Albon maintained his position throughout the race adding 2 points to the 2024
Constructor championship for Williams, while his teammate Franco showed quite an
impressive performance finishing P12 considering it was his first ever F1 GP .
Yuki Tsunoda’s saddening DNF on the formation lap as he pulled over to the side of the track
as smoke came from his AlphaTauri. It was P13 for Daniel Ricciardo, the RB driver havingreceived two penalties in the early stages of the race.
Esteban Ocon was the lead Alpine in 14th, putting him ahead of team mate Pierre Gasly in
15th, and Valtteri Bottas followed for Kick Sauber in 16th place.
Nico Hulkenberg ended the day down in P17 for Haas, while Zhou Guanyu was 18th for Kick
Sauber and Lance Stroll was the last classified runner for Aston Martin in P19.
It was quite a Penalty-filled race but ended well for Ferrari and McLaren.
2024 Italian Grand Prix Results
1. Charles Leclerc
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Lando Norris - Fastest Lap
4. Carlos Sainz
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Max Verstappen
7. George Russell
8. Sergio Perez
9. Alex Albon
10. Kevin Magnussen
11. Fernando Alonso
12. Daniel Ricciardo
13. Franco Colapinto
14. Esteban Ocon
15. Pierre Gasly
16. Valtteri Bottas
17. Nico Hulkenberg
18. Zhou Guanyu
19. Lance Stroll
20. Yuki Tsunoda - DNF
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