Defending champion Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, defeating the McLaren tandem of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri well behind.

Red Bull's Verstappen started from the pole position and only minimally challenged over the course of the next 1:13:24.325 as he defeated Norris by 19.207 seconds and Piastri by 21.351.

"It was a great day for us," McLaren said. "Fantastic execution by everyone from the whole team. I think the whole weekend we were on it and it's super enjoyable to win here."

The biggest drama of the afternoon at the Autodromo Nazionale in Monza, Italy, came between Norris and Piastri when McLaren bosses asked Piastri to allow Norris to take second out of a pit stop, then feel free to race.

Piastri wound up in third but still retains the overall lead in the

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