The Dutchman now leads the driver standings by 116 points and could mathematically wrap up the title at the next race in Singapore.
Max Verstappen tightened his grip on the Formula One drivers’ championship with victory ahead of Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix. It was Verstappen’s fifth-straight victory and his first at the Italian Grand Prix – much to the displeasure of the Ferrari fans who packed out Monza and were hoping for a Leclerc win. Boos rang out around Monza as Sunday’s race finished behind a safety car after Daniel Ricciardo had stopped on the track with five laps remaining.
He had moved into second place ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell by the fifth lap and then took the lead as Leclerc pitted when a virtual safety car was deployed on lap 12. Verstappen swapped tires himself on Lap 26 to hand the lead back to Leclerc, who pitted for a second time seven laps later. That gave Verstappen a lead of around 20 seconds, and his victory was eventually confirmed as the race finished behind the safety car. “The start was very good, I had a clean chicane,” Verstappen added.
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