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Max Verstappen breaks record with Italian Grand Prix win

Verstappen’s win at Monza puts him in the record books.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has had a season for the ages — and now, he can say it literally.

Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, on Sunday, and in doing so, he broke a Formula 1 record. His win at the Dutch GP at Zandvoort tied the record for most consecutive wins with another former Red Bull driver in Sebastian Vettel, but Verstappen broke it on Sunday, winning 10 races in a row and putting him in the history books.

The start of the Grand Prix was delayed when Yuki Tsunoda’s AlphaTauri car broke down on the formation lap. Verstappen had to work a bit harder than usual to take the lead this time around, as he battled Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who was on pole for the race, for over 10 laps. Eventually, however, Sainz locked up entering Monza’s Prima Variante chicane and Verstappen was able to pounce.

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez finished the race in second, but Sainz and his teammate Charles Leclerc had a hard-fought battle for the last podium spot. In the end, Sainz won out, grabbing third place and his first podium by just over a tenth of a second.

Here is how the Italian Grand Prix shaped out:

  1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
  2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
  3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
  4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
  5. George Russell (Mercedes)
  6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
  7. Alexander Albon (Williams)
  8. Lando Norris (McLaren)
  9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
  10. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
  11. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri)
  12. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
  13. Logan Sargeant (Williams)
  14. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo)
  15. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
  16. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
  17. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
  18. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
  19. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) [DNF]
  20. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) [DNF]

FP1 and FP2 results from the 2023 Italian Grand Prix

Check out how everyone stacked up for the first two free practice sessions of the Italian Grand Prix.

The Italian Grand Prix weekend is among us, and it’s time for Formula 1’s annual trip to the Temple of Speed.

F1 is racing at Monza this weekend for the next round of the 2023 Formula 1 Championship. It could be a landmark race for Max Verstappen, as he has the ability to set the record for the number of consecutive races won that he has currently tied with former Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel. It should be an interesting race, as numerous teams have showcased strong straight-line speed across the year.

The most notable event across the first two free practices that took place on Friday came in FP2, when Red Bull driver Sergio Perez crashed his car and sent it into the barrier, damaging his back wing. Verstappen led the first session, while Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz topped the second session later in the day.

Here are the full results for the first two free practices of the weekend:

FP1:

  1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) [1:22.657]
  2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) [1:22.703]
  3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) [1:22.834]
  4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) [1:22.966]
  5. George Russell (Mercedes) [1:23.189]
  6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) [1:23.214]
  7. Lando Norris (McLaren) [1:23.241]
  8. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) [1:23.269]
  9. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) [1:23.271]
  10. Alexander Albon (Williams) [1:23.444]
  11. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) [1:23.446]
  12. Logan Sargeant (Williams) [1:23.661]
  13. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) [1:23.833]
  14. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) [1:23.931]
  15. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) [1:23.952]
  16. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) [1:24.067]
  17. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) [1:24.090]
  18. Felipe Drugovich (Aston Martin) [1:24.140]
  19. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) [1:24.217]
  20. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) [1:24.232]

FP2:

  1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) [1:21.355]
  2. Lando Norris (McLaren) [1:21.374]
  3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) [1:21.540]
  4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) [1:21.545]
  5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) [1:21.631]
  6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) [1:21.716]
  7. Alexander Albon (Williams) [1:21.979]
  8. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) [1:22.071]
  9. George Russell (Mercedes) [1:22.176]
  10. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) [1:22.291]
  11. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) [1:22.574]
  12. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) [1:22.595]
  13. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) [1:22.651]
  14. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) [1:22.696]
  15. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) [1:22.716]
  16. Logan Sargeant (Williams) [1:22.755]
  17. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) [1:22.783]
  18. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) [1:23.167]
  19. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) [1:23.346]
  20. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) [N/A]

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