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Verstappen wins F1 Italian Grand Prix: 'A great day for us'

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Max Verstappen won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to leave him in touching distance of his second straight Formula One title.Championship leader Verstappen claimed his first win, or podium finish, at Monza after fighting from seventh on the grid to beat Charles Leclerc over the line on another difficult day for Ferrari.The Red Bull driver is 116 points ahead of Leclerc in the drivers' standings after winning a race whose final six laps were run with the safety car after Daniel Ricciardo slid off the track."We had a great race, we were quickest on every compound," said Verstappen.With six races left, Verstappen can win the driver's crown at next month's Singapore GP.The Monza crowd booed and whistled loudly as the cars came over the line as they were denied the chance to see their man Leclerc try to overtake dominant Verstappen, who won his fifth GP in a row.George Russell of Mercedes rounded off the podium.

Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz surged from 18th on the starting grid to fourth.Leclerc started on pole and held off an early overtake attempt from Russell to keep first place while Verstappen was already bursting through the pack.Having started in seventh, Verstappen shifted up four places by the end of the first lap.

He moved ahead of Russell on lap five to put Leclerc in his sights.Verstappen took the lead on lap 13 when Leclerc pitted to change from soft to medium tyres after a virtual safety car was introduced when Sebastian Vettel crashed out.Leclerc re-entered the track with no major mishaps unlike at last week's Dutch GP but Ferrari's decision to pit early would eventually cost them the race.Verstappen pitted on lap 26 to change from his softs to mediums and rejoined the fray just behind Leclerc

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Max Verstappen won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to leave himself in touching distance of his second straight Formula One title. Championship leader Verstappen claimed his first win at Monza and his fifth GP in a row after fighting from seventh on the grid to beat Charles Leclerc over the line on another difficult day for Ferrari. The Red Bull driver is 116 points ahead of Leclerc in the drivers' standings after winning a race whose final six laps were run with the safety car after Daniel Ricciardo lost his engine and ended up at the side of the track.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was downbeat after he was denied a late challenge on Max Verstappen at the Italian Grand Prix by the safety car. In circumstances that recalled the 2021 Abu Dhabi season finale, the drivers were packed in tight behind a safety car during the final laps, but the race drew to a close behind it instead of a late flurry of drama.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen could conceivably win the Formula 1 championship at the next race in Singapore as he basked in a «great» Italian Grand Prix. The current world champion is now an overwhelming favourite to make that success a back-to-back achievement, and could do it in three weeks if results go his way in three weeks' time in Singapore.

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