11/15/2023 0 Comments F1 monza start gridGreat to see both drivers unharmed and walking away. Slow motion replays make us so glad for the halo as Verstappen's car landed virtually on top of Hamilton. Lap 29: Bad blood gets worseīreathe folks, breathe. It's a McLaren one-two but there's still Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas to factor in as they look to salvage their teams' day. We're back racing! Leclerc just about holds off Norris into turn one but the Mercedes power of the McLaren sees the Brit into second through Curva Grande. Lap 31: Safety car withdrawn and Ricciardo still leads Perez passes Leclerc off track at the second chicane and hasn't given the place back. Lap 32: Bottas into the top fiveįrom 19th on the grid, Bottas passes Sainz for fifth and he looks very quick today having won the sprint 24 hours ago. Russell meanwhile is hanging onto ninth with more points on the table for Williams. He only has Perez and the two McLarens between him and the most unlikely victory, and the way he's going, he could do this easily yet. Lap 34: Bottas is comingĪnother place gained for the Finn, passing Leclerc down the main straight for fourth. Ricciardo has enough pace to just get out of DRS of his teammate, who holds second. That effectively promotes Bottas to the podium but he wants more. The stewrads have had their say on the Perez/Leclerc incident and it's five seconds worth of time penalties for the Mexican, which will be added to his race time. Norris asks his team if he should hold position. Lap 41: Norris told to hold positionīottas has seemed to lose his forward momentum and is now stuck behind Perez. Mazepin has stopped his Haas at the Ascari chicane and he is out of the race, the virtual safety car is deployed to recover the stricken car. Bottas attacks Perez into the second chicane, but he brakes too late and has a slow exit, allowing Perez to cut back underneath him. Vettel has passed Kubica for 12th, meanwhile, and has caught Latifi in 11th. They've just about got out of Perez's DRS who is still defending from Bottas who locks up into turn one, no harm done. Ricciardo is told to go for it on the team radio and Norris is trying to go with him. Both Ferraris are due to jump Perez too but the Mexican is pushing to extend his gap to the Prancing Horses. Bottas still can't pass the Red Bull, but the penalty will promote the Finn onto the podium as it stands. Ricciardo leads Norris by 1.5 seconds, with Perez almost two seconds further back. The long awaited return to the top step of the podium is almost over for McLaren. A one-two for the Woking-based team is the dream result, with Norris is comfortably clear of the battle for third. Providing he keeps it on the grey stuff, Daniel Ricciardo is about to win his first race for McLaren and it will be the team's first since Brazil 2012 with Jenson Button. Lando Norris brings it home for his best result in F1 in second, with Valtteri Bottas completing the podium after an excellent drive from 19th on the grid. What a day for McLaren! Daniel Ricciardo's tough year has finally come good as he takes victory here at Monza. DANIEL RICCIARDO WINS THE 2021 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX Ricciardo steps out of his car to beat his chest atop the Halo, then embraces Norris after the perfect day. It's a mash of excitable sounds on the McLaren team radio, understandably so, as the teammates parade round side by side on the cool down lap. See you all then for hopefully another classic F1 race. It's great to see that trademark giant Daniel Ricciardo smile again! The Russian Grand Prix comes next, in two weeks. The party will be going long into the night down under, and certainly in the McLaren garage. As always on our MARCA In English live blogs, the entries nearest the top are the most recent. This is the start of our Italian Grand Prix live blog, where we'll have news from Monza ahead of the race and then we'll also have lap-by-lap updates. F1 Monza GP - Italian Grand Prix race - LIVE Latest updates Lewis Hamilton is down in fourth as he looks to collect valuable points in the 2021 Formula 1 championship. We'll be covering all the action from Italy here on his F1 live blog, as Max Verstappen starts on pole following Valtteri Bottas' grid penalty. The second Formula 1 race of the weekend will take place this Sunday, with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
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