Antonelli extraordinary as Gasly has superb weekend - driver ratings — SkimNews
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- Kimi Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after starting 19th because of an engine penalty, slicing through the field and passing teammate George Russell with three laps remaining to earn a 10/10 driver rating.
- George Russell started second and led much of the race, but strategy swung against him; he now trails by 66 points in the drivers' championship and received a 9/10 rating.
- Charles Leclerc crashed at high speed into the Parabolica on lap two after an overly aggressive opening-lap battle with Lewis Hamilton, ending his home race in spectacular fashion and earning just 4/10.
- Pierre Gasly delivered one of the performances of the season in qualifying, putting an Alpine on pole position on pure pace, though he lacked the race pace to hold off faster cars and settled for seventh (9.5/10).
- Lewis Hamilton was pushed into the gravel during his first-lap duel with Leclerc but recovered to sixth in what was described as a much better weekend than the result suggests (7.5/10).
- Max Verstappen briefly led the race and battled both Mercedes drivers before bringing home a podium, despite reporting rear-end problems with his Red Bull (8.5/10).
- Arvid Lindblad continued his impressive rookie form by qualifying in the top 10 and converting it into eighth place, comfortably leading Racing Bulls home (8.5/10).
Why it matters: Antonelli's win from 19th — at Mercedes, in Italy, passing his own teammate — reshapes the team's internal dynamic just as Russell's 66-point championship deficit effectively settles the pecking order behind the wheel. Ferrari's nightmare home weekend (Leclerc's crash, Hamilton's gravel trip) hands the tifosi nothing and piles pressure on Maranello heading into the next round.
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