Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix 2024 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
I'm back! I missed Zanvdoort since I was moving cross-country.
Anyway, this turned out to be a fun race! I wasn't sure how it was going to end up but the tire strategies kept it interesting. Not sure if the Ferraris, particularly Leclerc, made a big gamble, or that the McLarens snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Probably a little column A, little column B. Either way, I did not expect a Leclerc victory; they probably didn't either. The Tifosi will be partying hard tonight!
Red Bull continues to, unfortunately for me, shit the bed. During the first half of the race, Perez could barely overtake Russell, even though Russell had a damaged front wing. Later in the race, when Max switched to new mediums, with Hamilton ahead on slightly used hards, Max still couldn't close the gap. The gap even opened up! At least both RBRs finished in the Top 10 (more impressive for Perez, less so for Max).
I didn't see what happened to Yuki that caused him to retire; need to find that out.
Lastly, congrats to Colapinto finishing P12! Excellent for an F1 debut.
Onward to Baku.
Next race:
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
Sunday, September 15
Provisional Race Results -- SPOILER
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 53 | 1:14:40.727 | 25 |
| 2 | 81 | Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 53 | +2.664s | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 53 | +6.153s | 16 |
| 4 | 55 | Sainz | Ferrari | 53 | +15.621s | 12 |
| 5 | 44 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 53 | +22.820s | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 53 | +37.932s | 8 |
| 7 | 63 | Russell | Mercedes | 53 | +39.715s | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 53 | +54.148s | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Albon | Williams Mercedes | 53 | +67.456s | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 53 | +68.302s | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 53 | +68.495s | 0 |
| 12 | 43 | Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 53 | +81.308s | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 53 | +93.452s | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | Ocon | Alpine Renault | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | Gasly | Alpine Renault | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | Zhou | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 7 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris
Source: F1.com