Max Verstappen was booed upon winning the Italian Grand Prix as a late safety car denied Ferrari and Charles Leclerc a shot at a home victory. Verstappen took his 11th win of the season from Lecler…
The undoubted driver of the day, though, was Williams’ Nyck De Vries.
Verstappen had it all to do once again after taking an engine penalty to start seventh on the grid, but eased past pole-man Leclerc with Ferrari’s questionable two-stop strategy call potentially in vain due to Red Bull’s imperious speed.
In the end, the race had an underwhelming finish behind the safety car, leading to fury from Ferrari fans who had faith Leclerc could mount an incredible comeback. “There was enough time to get that race going. I think they picked up the wrong car, they picked up George Russell.
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