Daniel Ricciardo Wins Italian Grand Prix, Verstappen And Hamilton Crash

13th September 2021 - by Louis Kalinga

The Australian took advantage of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s dramatic crash which eliminated both championship rivals

RICCIARDO Daniel (aus), McLaren MCL35M, podium during the Formula 1 Heineken Gran Premio D'italia 2021, Italian Grand Prix, 14th round of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship from September 9 to 12, 2021 on the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, in Monza, Italy. PHOTO | Alamy

SUMMARY

Daniel Ricciardo won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix on Sunday followed by his teammate Lando Norris as the pair earned McLaren’s first one-two finish in 11 years
Red Bull’s Verstappen leads seven-time world champion Hamilton by five points at the top of the drivers’ standings as they both finished in the gravel following their crash halfway through the race
This was the British team’s first win since the 2012 Brazilian GP, while Valtteri Bottas took third despite starting in last place due to a five-second time penalty for Sergio Perez

Daniel Ricciardo won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix on Sunday followed by his teammate Lando Norris as the pair earned McLaren’s first one-two finish in 11 years.

The Australian took advantage of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s dramatic crash which eliminated both championship rivals.

This was the British team’s first win since the 2012 Brazilian GP, while Valtteri Bottas took third despite starting in last place due to a five-second time penalty for Sergio Perez.

Red Bull’s Verstappen leads seven-time world champion Hamilton by five points at the top of the drivers’ standings as they both finished in the gravel following their crash halfway through the race.

Ricciardo promised “total attack” after starting second on the grid and made the most of the most dramatic moment of an eventful race when Hamilton re-entered the Monza track from the pit lane.

Verstappen tried to dart past Hamilton just after the Briton’s pit stop but ended up with his back wheel rolling over the top of his rival’s Mercedes, narrowly missing Hamilton’s head.

Both drivers then slid into the gravel and were forced to retire from the race, which Hamilton was hoping to make his 100th Grand Prix victory.

Verstappen was reportedly furious at Hamilton, saying his rival gave him “no space” in a crash which was investigated by officials after the race.

The conclusion saw Verstappen handed a three-place grid penalty for the next Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia on September 26.