Dazzling Drive

Kimi Antonelli produced a dazzling drive from the back of the grid to see off Mercedes teammate George Russell and win the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday. It marked a seventh victory of the season for the 20-year-old Italian, who won his home grand prix for the first time and stretched his lead at the top of the championship standings to 66 points.

He is the first domestic winner of the Italian GP since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966. Max Verstappen finished third in his Red Bull ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton gave the Ferrari fans something to cheer as he rounded off the top six.

Dramatic start

The race started in dramatic fashion when Hamilton's teammate Charles Leclerc slammed his Ferrari off the track and into barriers at the parabolica on lap two. Leclerc stepped out looking winded but unhurt. The race was red-flagged with Russell in the lead.

Antonelli, who began at the back in 19th after exceeding the permitted number of power unit changes, had already moved up to 12th. He benefitted from a "free" tyre change during a virtual safety car, and after a botched overtaking effort on lap 49, finally slipped past Russell a lap later to take the chequered flag.