F1: Max Verstappen wins behind the safety car at Monza to move closer to another world title
Daily MailFirst, the Ferrari fans were silenced by Max Verstappen driving a Red Bull missile right through Charles Leclerc's dream of a home victory. Then, boiling frustration erupted into boos as this controversial Italian Grand Prix ended behind a safety car. Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix as the race finished behind the safety car Charles Leclerc was left disappointed as he was not given the chance to try to catch Verstappen in the final laps of the race Formula One was back into the bind that did it so much damage in Abu Dhabi last year, when the row raged about how a grand prix should end: procedurally with the race suspended, or with the action restarted by any means to accentuate the entertainment factor? Daniel Ricciardo had to stop his McLaren, and this meant that the safety car was deployed The Monza crowd wanted to see a Ferrari win but the safety car prevented an exciting finish Now, the FIA made what looked like a mistake: the safety car picked up the 'wrong' car — the Mercedes of George Russell, running third — instead of leader Verstappen. Another option might have been the deployment of a virtual safety car, which would not have required the final two laps of inaction.