The race was thrilling from start to finish with a brilliant off line from the Mclaren of Piastri to get in front of his team mate Norris and lead the race for a good while at the beginning. The bulls battled to maintain their spot in sixth and seventh respectively while trying to hold off other drivers on the grid; in the end finishing sixth and eighth for the Italian Grand Prix.
“It’s an incredible feeling,” said Leclerc after jumping out of the car. “Actually I thought that the first time would just feel like this, and then the second time (if there was a second time) wouldn’t feel as special, but my god the emotions in the last few laps, exactly the same like in 2019.“
In other news Kevin Magnussen recieved a Race Ban for Baku next time out meaning he will miss the next round in Azerbaijan after reaching the maximum amount of penalty points within a year on his super licence. It reamins to be seen at the time of writing if Oliver Berman will replace K Mag for the next race or if F1 will race with 19 drivers on the grid.
The next stop on the 2024 F1 calendar will be the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which will take place in Baku over the weekend of September 13-15.
The result in Italy was aided by upgrades brought to this race by Ferrari. But Leclerc was unsure about whether the team could now become consistent challengers in the remaining eight races of the season, as he looked ahead to the next race in Baku – a track where he has traditionally performed well.
Team mate Carlos Sainz, meanwhile, also enjoyed a solid race in his final appearance for Ferrari at Monza before he heads to Williams next season, bringing home P4 on his 30th birthday – with Ferrari having now scored three race wins across 2024, Leclerc’s pair of victories complemented by Sainz’s Australia win.
With that race out of the way, Let me know your thoughts How did you find the race and did you expect Ferrari to win their home race?
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