
Charles Leclerc gives Ferrari a surprise home win at Monza in the Italian Grand Prix as Lando Norris fails to capitalise on pole position - but still closes the gap to Max Verstappen
Daily MailVerstappen is now 62 points ahead in the Championship with eight races left The Brit had started on pole but was overtaken by Leclerc and Oscar Piastri McLaren star Norris finished third at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon Lando Norris took a bite out of Max Verstappen’s lead in the drivers’ championship, but it could have been more as Charles Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari. As the home winner celebrated among a charged Tifosi, Norris came home third, a place behind his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. Charles Leclerc earned Ferrari a surprise win at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon Brit Lando Norris had been the pole sitter, but again lost the lead and finished third Oscar Piastri took second, with McLaren deciding against swapping their drivers late on Norris’s initial getaway from pole was smart and he moved to ithe right to take the inside into Variante del Rettifilo. Max Verstappen came sixth, and is 62 points ahead of Norris with eight races remaining The day, however, belonged to Ferrari at their home race, with Carlos Sainz finishing fourth One question was whether team order would be applied, but did not seem likely to be the McLaren way.
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