Kimi Antonelli wins the Italian Grand Prix, first Italian victory in 60 years

He had not won since July 19, at the Belgian Grand Prix. The championship leader, Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), won during the Italian Grand Prix, on the Monza circuit, Sunday September 6. This is a first for an Italian driver in 60 years and Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.

He scored a seventh victory this season with a great performance since he started from 19th position on the grid. He is ahead of his teammate George Russell, with whom he engaged in an intense battle on the asphalt. Also in the fight, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) completes the podium. Frenchman Pierre Gasly, who started from pole position for the first time in his career, failed to hold his place and finished 7th.

"You have to be satisfied with the weekend. Yesterday's race makes you want to dream, but today we came back to reality, reacted the Alpine driver at the microphone of Canal +. I'm happy (...), there are a lot of positives to take. We would all have liked better but it remains a very good race. I hope that we can maintain this performance over the next weekends."

Big exit from the road by Charles Leclerc

The race was especially marked by the impressive exit of the road, on lap 3, of Charles Leclec. The Ferrari driver lost control of his car in a corner, before crashing into the tire barriers. The Monegasque extricated himself from the vehicle and was taken to hospital, but “is doing well” announced the Scuderia.

"It was quite hot physically," he reacted in the mixed zone, at the microphone of Canal +. "At first, I was afraid for my vision, but everything is fine. Of course, it's a blow to morale because leaving Monza without points hurts," said Charles Leclerc, who also indicated that he had a problem with the power of his car.