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Ferrari's vintage disaster-class paves way for Antonelli to win Italian GP
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In Short: Kimi Antonelli secured a historic victory at the Italian Grand Prix, becoming the first home winner in six decades after starting from 19th on the grid.
Antonelli, who began the race from 19th due to penalties for power-unit changes, showed remarkable pace throughout the race, moving up to 12th before ultimately outracing teammate George Russell to win. His victory marks the first Italian win in the Italian Grand Prix since 1966.
‘Huge congratulations to Kimi, an incredible result from him,’ said Russell, acknowledging Antonelli’s impressive performance.
The race, held at Monza, was a thrilling spectacle with wild overtaking moves, with Antonelli crossing the finish line 3.857 seconds ahead of Russell, who now trails the championship leader by 66 points.
For the passionate Italian crowd, Antonelli’s win provided some consolation after witnessing Ferrari’s disappointing performance, including Charles Leclerc’s early crash and Lewis Hamilton’s sixth-place finish.
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- Antonelli, who began at the back of the field in 19th after exceeding the permitted number of power-unit changes, had already moved his way up to 12th.
- Championship leader Kimi Antonelli has delivered one of the most sensational triumphs in the long history of the Italian Grand Prix by becoming the first home winner in 60 years after starting from 19th on the grid.
- He is the first domestic winner of the Italian GP since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.
- For the impassioned Italian crowd, his win was some consolation for their disappointment in seeing Ferrari endure a disappointing flop with Charles Leclerc crashing out on lap two, and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton finishing sixth behind the McLaren pair of world champion Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
- Ferrari’s vintage disaster-class paves way for Antonelli to win Italian GP | ESPN La Crosse 105.5 You are using an outdated browser.
- Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix has already served up one of the biggest shocks of recent years thanks to Pierre Gasly’s pole position for Alpine.
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- ESPN La Crosse 105.5 link