Formula 1 in Italy
Again Norris drama: Verstappen triumph in Monza
Updated on 07.09.2025 – 4:33 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The traditional race on the course in Italy begins with a bang. But then the action changes – and in the end Lando Norris is involuntarily the focus.
A clear sign of the competition: Max Verstappen won the Grand Prix of Italy in Monza. The Formula 1 world champion prevailed on the traditional course before the McLaren duo from Lando Norris and Oscar Piatri, which was apparently overwhelming this season. In the final phase of the race, Norris involuntarily focused on a pit stop of the British. With the Team Marrow, Piatri then gave his second place – only reluctantly – to his teammates.
In the end, his first Grand Prix victory this year and the first in almost four months. The McLaren duo continues to lead in the World Cup ranking, Piatri (324 points) lost three points on Norris (293), followed by a large distance in Verstappen (230).
For the German Nico Hülkenberg, it was a race day to forget: the clean pilot had to park its racing car for a defect in the box before the race start.
The Ferrari pilots were unable to meet the high expectations of the Tifosi, Charles Leclerc was fourth in front of George Russell in Mercedes. Record world champion Lewis Hamilton took sixth place. Nico Hülkenberg could not even start the race in the clean – a problem with hydraulics forced it to withdraw at the very short notice.
Verstappen had started the race for the first time since the beginning of July with the advantage of pole position, but also fought against a small curse: five times in a row, the pole setting had not won the race in Monza. However, one was quite confident at Red Bull about the prospects for race Sunday – and it quickly became clear that this resulted in a good self -assessment.
Verstappen had problems at the start, Norris sat next to him, it became confusing. At first Norris got off the route, in the first harassment of Verstappen and only stayed in front. “What does this idiot do?” Norris scolded on the radio: “He presses me on the grass and then he cuts the curve.”
Soon the command stand at Verstappen reported and instructed him to give up the position to prevent a punishment. The world champion did that, left Norris over – but only won the tour two rounds later.