VIDEO. Victory of Charles Leclerc and Ferrari at Monza in F1: the incredible atmosphere during the Italian anthem played during the podium

The madness after the arrival of the Grand Prix in Monza. Screenshot X Canal +.

Charles Leclerc won the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix on Ferrari's home turf on Sunday, September 1st, the 16th round out of 24 of the season, to the great delight of the tens of thousands of tifosi gathered around the legendary Monza circuit.

The Monegasque, who started in fourth position, beat the two McLarens of Australian Oscar Piastri and Briton Lando Norris, with Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), leader in the general standings of Formula 1, only taking sixth place.

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Norris, who started from pole position, reduced the championship gap to the reigning triple world champion by eight points, who still holds a 62-point lead. But the Englishman can have a lot of regrets because he could have taken back many more points from Verstappen, who had only started in seventh position. 

"A huge thank you to the tifosi for their support"

"What an incredible feeling… The emotions in the last laps were as powerful as during my first victory here in 2019. A huge thank you to the tifosi for their support", savored the Monegasque.

Leclerc thus took the seventh victory of his career, the second of the season after “his” GP in Monaco, and the second in the “Temple of Speed”. Thousands of fans invaded the track to attend the trophy presentation before singing as one man the Italian anthem played in honour of the Scuderia.

This immense happiness contrasted with the grimace soup that reigned in the McLaren team, aware of having once again let a victory and precious points in the world championship slip away. At the end of a very difficult weekend, Verstappen will however be able to be satisfied with having limited the damage…and thank Leclerc for having beaten the McLarens.