Overview

• Max Verstappen dominated the Italian Grand Prix by 19.2 seconds and set the fastest race time in Formula 1 history to take his third win of the season.
• Lando Norris lost second place to Oscar Piastri after a slow front-left pit stop caused by a wheel-gun issue, having previously let Piastri pit first to cover Charles Leclerc.
• McLaren then told Piastri to hand back the position; he protested that a slow stop is "part of racing" before complying and finishing third.
• The switch reduced Piastri’s championship advantage over Norris from 34 points to 31 with eight rounds to go, with Azerbaijan next on the calendar.
• Verstappen chuckled on radio at the McLaren call, and team principal Andrea Stella warned that an intensifying title fight could strain the team’s sportsmanship.