Max Verstappen wins Italian GP for document tenth straight F1 victory

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MONZA, Italy — Runaway System One chief Max Verstappen secured a document tenth straight win with victory on the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with a Purple Bull one-two on Ferrari’s house observe.

One other flawless efficiency from the two-time defending champion noticed Verstappen beat teammate Sergio Perez by 6.802 seconds. Carlos Sainz Jr. was third, 11.082 behind Verstappen and simply forward of Charles Leclerc as the 2 Ferrari drivers battled for the ultimate spot on Monza’s iconic podium.

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Verstappen had began second, behind Sainz, however ultimately obtained previous him firstly of lap 15 and from then on — similar to the remainder of the season — nobody may match the Purple Bull tempo.

The document turned all however a foregone conclusion as Verstappen started to tug away, swiftly constructing a bonus of greater than 5 seconds 5 laps later.

The victory additionally noticed Verstappen improve his big championship result in 145 factors in a crushingly dominant season for the 25-year-old Dutchman.

Verstappen has received 12 of the 14 races for unbeaten Purple Bull and matched Sebastian Vettel’s F1 document of 9 straight victories final weekend on the Dutch GP. Perez has the opposite two victories.

It was a second straight victory for Verstappen at Monza. Earlier than final yr he had by no means completed the Italian GP larger than fifth.