Verstappen edged out Leclerc to take the win at 2022 Italian Grand Prix.
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen has all but guaranteed his second world title by taking the win on Sunday at the Italian Grand Prix, held at a packed Autodromo Nazionale Monza which celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Leclerc started the race on pole, with Verstappen back at seventh after taking a 5-place grid penalty for use of a new power unit. Leclerc led away after the lights turned green, with Russell close on his tail. Meanwhile Verstappen was already up to fourth in the first lap and, and with a brilliant move past McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo at the start of the second lap, would already reach a podium position.
Verstappen eventually entered the pits for the first time at the end of lap 25 and rejoined in second, behind Leclerc. With his fresh tires, Verstappen was eating away at the gap until it was about five seconds, at which point Ferrari decided to pit Leclerc again. He rejoined the race in second with 19 seconds between him and Verstappen.Little changed from this point but then on lap 48, Ricciardo came to a stop, requiring the safety car to be deployed.
Following the weekend's action, Verstappen's points tally in the 2022 Drivers' Championship has grown to 335 points. Leclerc is second with 219 points and Red Bull's Sergio Perez is third with 210 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Red Bull leads with 545 points, versus the 406 of Ferrari and 371 of Mercedes.
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