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Antonelli strengthens championship lead with Monza win ahead of Russell and Verstappen

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after starting 19th, claiming his seventh Formula One victory of the season.
  • George Russell finished second and Max Verstappen third, while Carlos Sainz placed 13th and Fernando Alonso retired.
  • Antonelli became the first Italian to win his home Grand Prix since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli produced a major comeback at Monza, winning the Italian Grand Prix from 19th on the grid and strengthening his position at the top of the championship.

The 20-year-old Mercedes driver claimed his seventh Formula One victory, and his seventh of the season, in the 13th race of the world championship. He finished ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen taking third.

The result gave Italian fans a home winner at the “temple of speed” for the first time since 1966, when Ludovico Scarfiotti last achieved the feat. Antonelli’s victory also marked his seventh win in Formula One.

Carlos Sainz finished 13th for Williams, while fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso, the two-time world champion, failed to finish for Aston Martin. Argentina’s Franco Colapinto placed ninth for Alpine, and Mexico’s Sergio Pérez finished 18th for Cadillac.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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