On the evening of September 12, Beijing time, the F1 Italian Grand Prix officially began at the Monza Circuit. Dramatic racing stories continue, with McLaren team winning the first two, Ricciardo winning the title with a brilliant performance, and his last victory was the Monaco Grand Prix in 2018. Another McLaren driver, Norris, finished second, with Bottas starting from the back of the team and finishing third.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > pre-race</h1>
In Saturday's qualifying sprint, Bottas rushed first, but due to penalties he will start from the rear of the team, Verstappen took the pole and Ricciardo second, which was his first start of the season from the front row and Norris third.
Hiroshi Kakuda withdrew from the race due to a race car failure before the race, and Gasley will start in the maintenance area due to the replacement of a brand new power unit (set 4) and transmission, which includes an energy storage device of different specifications.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="128" > departure</h1>
The lights out race began, ricciardo started perfectly, starting with an acceleration stage that overtook Verstappen to the first place.
Ricciardo started first
Subsequently, Giovinaz returned to the track and collided with Sainz, a virtual safety car was dispatched at the race, he chose to change the front wing and tires at the pit stop, and was 19th after leaving the station.
The front wing of the Giovinaz collision was damaged
Also on the first lap, Vettel was overtaken in a row, losing 4 positions.
Vettel was surpassed consecutively
On lap 3, Bottas overtook Kubica before entering turn 1 to move up to 14th.
Bottas surpassed Kubica
On lap 5, Gasley pitted and chose to retire.
Gasley withdrew
On lap 8, Giovinaz was given a 5-second penalty for returning to the track unsafely. Meanwhile, Perez had already approached within 0.5 seconds behind Sainz and attacked him.
When Giovinaz was penalized
On lap 9, Perez overtook Sainz to 6th, when the top five drivers were Ricciardo, Verstappen, Norris, Hamilton and Leclerc.
Perez surpassed Sainz
On lap 12, Hamilton overtook Norris unsuccessfully, at which point both drivers experienced varying degrees of wear and tear on their right fore tires.
Hamilton attacked Norris
On lap 17, Vettel was squeezed out of the track by Aucom before Turn 4, and the tires of the two cars touched slightly, and Vettel rushed into the buffer zone.
Vettel was squeezed out of the track
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="129" > 20th lap</h1>
On lap 21, O'Conn was given a 5-second penalty for forcing Vettel off the track.
Aucom received a 5-second penalty
On lap 23, Ricciardo chose to pit stop, replace the hard tire, and finish 7th after leaving,
Ricardo Pit Stop
On the next lap, Verstappen also chose to pit stop, but the team made a mistake during the tire change, taking 11.1 seconds and falling to 10th place after leaving the station.
Verstappen made a mistake in changing the tire
On lap 25, Hamilton overtook Norris to temporarily top the pitch, after which Norris chose to pit stop.
Hamilton overtook Norris to first
On lap 26, Hamilton made a mistake in the pit stop and immediately collided with Verstappen at Turn 2! Both of them withdrew from the race, and the safety car was dispatched, and some drivers who had not entered the station before took advantage of the opportunity of the safety car to enter the station to change the tires.
Verstappen and Hamilton withdrew
The collision of two drivers will be investigated, and the top ten drivers are Ricciardo, Leclerc, Norris, Perez, Sainz, Bottas, Stor, Alonso, Russell and Latifi.
The accidents of the two drivers will be investigated during the race
On lap 31, the safety car pitted and the race resumed, with Norris overtaking Leclerc at Turn 3 to second. At this point, the team warned Norris that it had exceeded the track limit twice.
Norris surpassed Leclerc
On lap 32, Perez finished past Leclerc at Turn 4 to finish third.
Perez surpassed Leclerc
On lap 33, Mick Schumacher had a minor collision with Vettel at Turn 1 and then with Ma Zepping on the same lap, slipping at Turn 4, triggering a brief yellow flag.
Mick Schumacher slipped
On lap 38, Perez was awarded a 5-second penalty by the tournament for cutting a curve while overtaking Leclerc.
Perez was given a 5-second penalty
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="131" > lap 40</h1>
On lap 40, Ma Zeping was fined 5 seconds for causing a collision with his teammates in Turn 4.
Ma Zeping took 5 seconds off
On lap 43, Bottas overtook Perez, but in the cornering stage, Perez regained the spot again.
Bottas and Perez struggle
On lap 44, Ma Zeping lost power and withdrew, triggering a virtual safety car.
Ma Zeping withdrew
On lap 45, the green flag was waved and the race resumed.
Tournament resumed
On lap 52, Stoll was investigated by the tournament for not slowing down under the yellow flag.
Stoll is under investigation
In the end, Ricciardo won the 8th race of his career with a brilliant performance and set a new lap in the final moments, with another McLaren driver Norris finishing second, Bottas third, Leclerc fourth, Perez fifth, and sixth to tenth drivers being Sainz, Stor, Alonso, Russell and Ocon.
Final result of the regular competition
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="133" > interview with the driver after the race</h1>
Ricciardo: I was always leading from the start of the game to the end, and I don't think any of us would have expected that... I was like carrying a sandbag before the season! Not only did you win the game, but you also got the first and second, which was crazy!
Norris: We had a perfect weekend. We kept moving forward and finally got our first and second places, and we were so happy!
Bottas: I'm glad we've got more points than Red Bull. It was a good game for me. The collision between Lewis and Max is very regrettable.