Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari a stunning home Italian Grand Prix victory after managing his tyres on a one-stop strategy to hold off McLaren favourites Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
Race winner Charles Leclerc of Ferrari poses for a picture on the podium, with the fans down on the track at Monza.Charles Leclerc pulled off a bold strategy to give Ferrari an Italian Grand Prix win in front of their home fans at Monza. Max Verstappen leads the drivers' championship by 62 points over Lando Norris with eight races left in the season.
Both McLarens made two stops but the strategy unravelled when Leclerc eked out his set of hard tyres for 38 laps around Monza's super fast circuit as the crowd roared him on.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.
"Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia," screamed Leclerc over the car radio as he took the chequered flag waved by former Italy footballer star Alessandro Del Piero."I want to win Monza and Monaco every year and I have managed to do so. It is so, so special." Carlos Sainz was fourth for Ferrari with the Italian team's future driver Lewis Hamilton fifth for Mercedes.
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