Monza, 1 September 2024 – Charles Leclerc triumphs with Ferrari in the Italian GP ahead of McLarenThe Monegasque driver of the red car wins in Monza, achieving his second win of the season and the seventh of his career.
Leclerc, who started from fourth position, is rewarded by the one-stop strategyThe Ferrari driver fits hard tyres in his only pit stop on lap 17 and completes 36 laps without changing tyres: a miracle that allows him to precede the McLaren of Australian Oscar Piastrisecond. Third was the British Lando Norris who, at the wheel of the other McLaren, failed to capitalise on the pole position he had achieved in qualifying.
At the foot of the podium, Spanish Carlos Sainzfourth with the other Ferrari. The Iberian finishes ahead of the Mercedes of the Englishman Lewis Hamilton and the Red Bull of the Dutchman Max Verstappen, world champion and championship leader, who appears to be in crisis in the second half of the season.
“Fantastic, an incredible feeling. In the last laps my emotions were those of the first victory here. The most important races are Monaco and Monza and I would like to win them every year, I have to win them. Thanks for the support and the cheering to all of you. Thank you so much. I think our package worked well, we made a step forward today. Let’s try to create something special in Baku too”.
