Charles Leclerc wins the Italian Grand Prix after a tactical and driving masterpiece and gives Ferrari a Formula 1 holiday. The international press writes: Gazzetta dello Sport: “Ecstasy for the Ferraristi. Imagination and reliability: Leclerc wins at a crucial moment of the season, his career and of Ferrari. While Red Bull sinks into crisis, Ferrari and Mercedes are experiencing a resurrection.” Corriere dello Sport: “Leclerc has the heart of a lion. He fights through difficulties and wins after five years at Ferrari’s home track in Monza. Together with his team, Leclerc works wonders, he creates something brilliant and crazy.” Tuttosport: “Leclerc is running the perfect race. The one-pit-stop strategy required courage. The risk that Vasseur took paid off, Ferrari ended up in paradise.” Corriere della Sera: “Ferrari and Leclerc celebrate the perfect moment, the victory that no one had expected. The Maranello team, rich in history but struggling with disappointing results for years, is celebrating its resurrection at a crucial moment in the championship, where Verstappen is no longer the sole ruler.”La Repubblica: “Ferrari creates the masterpiece. Monza becomes a red wave of enthusiastic fans.”FranceL’Équipe: “Max Verstappen can console himself with the point for the fastest lap, (…), in the end he only lost eight points as the championship leader. The Red Bull driver had to make do with an anonymous race in Italy and did what he could.”Le Parisien: “If Charles Leclerc had to choose two races he wanted to win before the start of the season, he would probably have Monaco and Monza called. The Monegasse had won his home race. This Sunday, at Formula 1’s Italian GP, he doubled the stakes in Ferrari land, in front of raging Tifosi in the ‘Temple of Speed’.”Le Figaro: “The perfect coup by Leclerc, Verstappen and Red Bull suffer.”UKThe Guardian : “Norris was not able to make the most of the poor weekend of World Championship leader Max Verstappen, who only finished sixth. (…) This means that Norris was only able to catch up with Verstappen by eight points, who leads with 62 points more. This is a result that the Red Bull driver should welcome with open arms.”The Sun: “Lando Norris misses the big opportunity to catch up with Max Verstappen and once again gives away the advantage of pole position.”Daily Mail: “Lando Norris nibbles at Max Verstappen’s lead in the Drivers’ Championship, but it could have been more. While Charles Leclerc, the winner of the home race, was celebrated by the enthusiastic Tifosi, Norris crossed the finish line in third place – one place behind his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.”The Telegraph: “Ferrari outsmarts McLaren. Charles Leclerc secures the coveted home victory at the Italian Grand Prix.”Mirror: “Charles Leclerc is the star in Italy, Ferrari outsmarts Lando Norris and McLaren.” External content from Opinary In order to display external content, your revocable consent is required. Personal data from third-party platforms (possibly USA) may be processed. More information. Activate external contentNetherlandsAD.nl: “Max Verstappen only played a supporting role in Monza. It was a strategic battle between McLaren and Ferrari, won by the home team’s strategists. Charles Leclerc made all of Italy happy.”AustriaKrone: “With a courageous tire strategy, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc gave the Scuderia an unexpected Formula 1 home victory at the Italian Grand Prix. On Sunday in Monza, the Monegasque duped the long-time leader Oscar Piastri and pole setter Lando Norris with a one-stop strategy and won just ahead of the McLaren duo.” Kleine Zeitung: “With a sensational performance, Charles Leclerc secured victory the legendary Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Together with tens of thousands of Tifosi, the Monegasse celebrated the surprising success. While McLaren was bitterly disappointed with second (Oscar Piastri) and third (Lando Norris), things got even worse for the world champion team Red Bull Racing.”As: “The stands at Monza roared as the final laps of the Italian Grand Prix rolled around were counted down. Leclerc’s tire agony went from terrible to sweet when Piastri’s lap times were no longer threatening. The Monegasque talent, who silenced his engineers, took care of the tires, managed like a genius and won his other home race with a blow to McLaren that will go down in the history books.”Marca: “Monza explodes, Ferrari topples McLaren with a stroke of genius! Impressive victory for Leclerc, who overtook Piastri with one stop less.” Mundo deportivo: “Leclerc destroys McLaren and Monza goes crazy. The F1 engines could not be heard due to the noise. The jubilation of the Italian ‘Tifosi’ was enormous.”Sport: “Leclerc wins with Ferrari and unleashes madness in Monza. The Brit (Lando Norris) missed a great opportunity to annoy Verstappen in the rankings. The leader saved a damage-limiting sixth place in the Red Bull in a very difficult race.”More on the topicTages-Anzeiger: “The Monegasse wins his seventh Formula 1 race, the daring tactic worked completely – the ecstasy is released accordingly ranks. When Leclerc crosses the finish line, the Tifosi are beside themselves. When he stands on the podium, tens of thousands of people in red cheer him on, gigantic Ferrari flags stretched over their heads. People have often made fun of Ferrari’s failed strategies, but this Sunday everything worked out for the team from Maranello.”Blick: “In the end it’s the duel between McLaren and Ferrari! And the Italians are taking full risks in their home race: When the Leclerc/Sainz duo are in the lead, they decide on the one-stop strategy. So it stays exciting until the end. And that is rewarded.”
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