00:01It's lights out and away we go, it's a good reaction from Charles Leclerc, it's a better reaction from George
00:06Russell though
00:07and Russell already alongside that Ferrari with Daniel Ricciardo ahead of Pierre Gasly and Norris has lost places.
00:13Into the first corner we go, Charles Leclerc ahead of George Russell who gets pinched and has to go over
00:17the rumble strips,
00:18comes back on behind the Ferrari and also going off Joe Guanyu and Kevin Magnussen,
00:23the crowd roaring as the Ferrari leads them through the Curva Grande and that's Max Verstappen
00:28right on the tail of Pierre Gasly in the AlphaTauri.
00:31Towards the next chicane we come now, Charles Leclerc leads George Russell, leads Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly,
00:36Max Verstappen on the inside, Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris right by him as they make their way through that
00:42chicane without too much trouble.
00:44And Lando Norris, I was looking out the window, the country box just bogged down and I think he went
00:48into anti-stroll,
00:49went nowhere away from the start and is trying to recover that immediately.
00:53And already Fernando Alonso getting a bit bogged down behind Lando Norris too,
00:57there's Nick De Vries ahead of the Alfa Romeo with Joe Guanyu as into the Ascari chicane we go with
01:03Charles Leclerc
01:03from George Russell, from Daniel Ricciardo and there is Max Verstappen up into fourth place.
01:09He started seventh, we're not even at the end of the first lap, he's already made up three places.
01:13Here comes Max Verstappen on Daniel Ricciardo, that Red Bull has straight line speed and he's showing it to great
01:19effect,
01:20didn't really need the slipstream, he's already side by side with Daniel Ricciardo, late on the brakes, into that chicane.
01:26Max Verstappen is up into the podium places.
01:30The Parabolica not easy to follow close to the car in front, even with the changes in downforce and turbulent
01:35air this season.
01:3735 metres it was, Verstappen is gaining, is gaining, it's down to under 20 metres, it's down now to absolute
01:43level,
01:44pegging through to the chicane we go, Max Verstappen is ahead of George Russell and he has put that Red
01:49Bull up into second place.
01:53There goes Carlos Sainz on the Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel, wants the Ferrari darling here at Monza,
01:59this weekend racing here for a final time and being overtaken by the Ferrari.
02:04Eleventh place now for Carlos Sainz, who is moving through the field very nicely indeed.
02:09Further ahead there's a bit of a DRS train, there's one Aston Martin before the Parabolica and there's one Aston
02:14Martin before the chicane.
02:16The carriage towards the rear is Carlos Sainz and Sainz has got a bit more straight line speed than some,
02:21and as you can see he is quickly closing down Fernando Alonso and this is going to get a big
02:25round of applause from the Tafosi here,
02:28because Carlos Sainz is putting on something of a wonder show for Ferrari fans this afternoon.
02:34Vettel, who has found a gap but in the arm coat to stop his car by, he is out of
02:40this race and there's an Aston Martin stranded by the track.
02:43Stop the car please when it's safe, stop the car when it's safe.
02:46So will they consider putting out a safety car which will then mean we get a lot of pit stops.
02:51Here goes Carlos Sainz on Pierre Gasly.
02:54Sainz meanwhile puts his Ferrari into the top five and there's a virtual safety car.
03:00Just a fraction of a second after he pulled off that overtake, the virtual safety car has been deployed.
03:05So Leclerc's coming in Ted and Mercedes are waiting for George Russell.
03:10George Russell is making his way down the main straight so they've done the opposite as it's now green flag.
03:17So Charles Leclerc will come out in third place.
03:20Now he's going to have to babysit those a little bit to the end of the Grand Prix.
03:25Sainz comes through on Ricciardo.
03:27And you can hear how much the fans are loving Carlos Sainz's action this afternoon.
03:32Fourth place now for Carlos Sainz.
03:35George Russell will be interesting now because I don't see anybody out there really going that fast on the hard
03:41compound tyre.
03:42And it's mediums that have gone on to who was the leader, Max Verstappen.
03:47Very difficult to follow closely behind the car in front.
03:50And he's going to have to make up those tenths of a second once more with a bit of help
03:54from DRS down the main straight.
03:55He seems to have got a really good exit out of the Parabolica.
03:59And as you can see, he's gaining on the Alpine.
04:01Now he's gaining, he's gaining.
04:02Is he going to go for it down the inside? Lewis Hamilton is.
04:05And before they apply the brakes into that first chicane, Lewis Hamilton is ahead and up into sixth place.
04:13In for the soft tyres, he comes back out onto the track.
04:16Max Verstappen leads once again this race.
04:202.6 seconds.
04:21There is George Russell in the distance.
04:24Charles Leclerc comes out then ahead of George Russell.
04:28He's back out onto the track, Lando Norris.
04:30Now, is he going to stay ahead of his teammate Daniel Ricciardo?
04:34He's going to slot in hopefully for McLaren ahead of Pierre Gasly.
04:37This is really, really tight.
04:39Gasly goes through.
04:40And Lando Norris loses a place there to Gasly and Lewis Hamilton on the scene.
04:44Says, thank you very much.
04:46I've got new soft tyres.
04:47I've got a lot more grip.
04:48I'll get past Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly.
04:51Dispatched earlier in that, or the previous lap.
04:53Nick De Vries and Hamilton now up into seventh.
04:57Motoring along quite nicely.
05:00Daniel Ricciardo under pressure from Lewis Hamilton.
05:03Hamilton up into sixth.
05:05Norris has got ahead of Pierre Gasly.
05:08Leclerc has finally switched on those soft compound tyres.
05:11And there goes Lando Norris.
05:13Past his teammate Daniel Ricciardo.
05:15And up into seventh place.
05:17And the Haas hasn't quite got the speed there.
05:20Down the straights to try and get past the Williams.
05:22But under braking, Schumacher locks up.
05:25Trying to force his way through.
05:26Gets very aggressive through that chicane.
05:28But in a very nice way.
05:31Mick Schumacher locked up.
05:32Looked to have lost control a little bit.
05:34But he absolutely kept control.
05:36And he makes the place.
05:37Yeah, it was good.
05:38And he locked the wheel.
05:39But he cranks some steering lock into it.
05:42But immediately gets repassed.
05:43But cranks some steering lock.
05:45And the car obediently turned into what's a very tight corner.
05:48And this battle is going to continue on.
05:51Latifi got ahead and into the Lesmos.
05:53Mick Schumacher just gives it a little wiggle of the rear.
05:56And during that wiggle forces the Haas.
05:59Past Nicolas Latifi.
06:01Has Daniel Ricciardo got a problem?
06:03Yes, he has.
06:04I lost the action.
06:05I think Lewis Hamilton retired at that very point.
06:07Now we are going to get a safety car.
06:10We will finish the race behind the safety car.
06:13Come on.
06:16It's clear. Come on.
06:18Yeah, copy.
06:19It's a fifth consecutive win for Max Verstappen.
06:22Behind the safety car, he wins the Italian Grand Prix.
06:26He will stand on the podium at Monza for the first time in his Formula One career.
06:31Very lovely, mate.
06:33Great race that again.
06:34It finished behind the safety car.
06:36It perhaps was an unsatisfactory ending for many as we like to see action.
06:41All the way to the chequered flag.
06:43But Red Bull and Max Verstappen won't mind that at all.
06:46It's another win on their seemingly unstoppable march to a world title or two in 2022.
06:54Max Verstappen wins the Italian Grand Prix.
06:57Thanks for doing what's great.
06:57You
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