Antonelli wins at Monza after starting from nineteenth position

The Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix held on September 6 at Monza ended with a comeback: Kimi Antonelli started from nineteenth position on the grid and won the race. Behind him, teammate George Russell finished second with the other Mercedes, and Max Verstappen was third with Red Bull, ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

The result carries two records noted in the race’s coverage: Antonelli is the youngest winner of the Italian Grand Prix, at 20 years and 12 days, and is the first Italian driver to win at Monza since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.

A negative day for Ferrari, which failed to put anyone on the podium in its home race: Lewis Hamilton finished sixth, Charles Leclerc crashed into the wall on the third lap. Also worth noting was the performance of Pierre Gasly, who achieved the first front-row starting position of his career with Alpine and finished seventh.

Nineteenth on the grid, first across the finish line: the gap between the two positions is the single figure that sums up the race.

The reports used — Quotidiano.net Sport based on the official FIA classification and Sky Sport with the official Grand Prix statistics — agree on the finishing order and the records. The available materials do not include the time gaps, the number of pit stops, or the updated championship standings: these are figures we are not reporting because we do not have them, not because they are irrelevant.

What we don’t know. We do not know the technical reasons behind the nineteenth-place start, nor the tire strategy, if any, that made the comeback possible. We do not know whether penalties were applied or whether there were safety car interventions. We do not have statements from the protagonists after the race.

Flushing Meadows, Alcaraz reaches the quarterfinals. Also on September 6, at the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz beat American Tommy Paul in the round of 16 with a score of 6-4 6-3 6-4, in two hours and 21 minutes. In the quarterfinals he will face the winner of the match between Ben Shelton and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The tournament, in its 146th edition, is being played at Flushing Meadows from August 30 to September 13.

Jannik Sinner is absent from the men’s draw due to inflammation in the tendons of his right knee: his return is scheduled for late September in Beijing. The two sources used — the Adnkronos agency on official USTA/ATP results and the updated draw published by Sportal.it — agree on the score and the quarterfinal picture.

The semifinal spots remain to be decided: the tournament’s closing date, September 13, is the only fixed appointment in the available materials, along with Sinner’s announced return in Beijing at the end of the month.

Fonti: Quotidiano.net Sport; Sky Sport; Adnkronos; Sportal.it.