Formula One in Italy: Kimi Antonelli storms from 19th to first at Monza
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Kimi Antonelli completed a dramatic recovery from 19th place to win at Monza.
- The Italianโs home victory extended his lead in the world championship and delighted the tifosi.
- Teammate George Russell gave up the victory, while Ferrari suffered a largely disastrous race.
Kimi Antonelli turned the Italian Grand Prix at Monza into a spectacular home triumph, fighting back from 19th place to take victory.
The result delighted the tifosi and strengthened the Italian driverโs lead in the world championship. His recovery from the back of the field provided the defining moment of the race.
Antonelliโs teammate George Russell had been in position to win but surrendered the victory. Ferrari, meanwhile, saw almost everything go wrong in front of its home crowd.
Originally published by Der Spiegel in German. 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.