AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly claimed an unlikely victory on the Italian Grand Prix after an exciting race which noticed world champion Lewis Hamilton given a 10-second penalty and each Ferraris fail to complete at their dwelling circuit on Sunday.
It was Gasly’s first-ever win in System One. The 24-year-old Frenchman completed 0.415 seconds forward of McLaren driver Carlos Sainz and three.358 forward of Racing Level’s Lance Stroll on a surreal-looking podium.
Two of F1’s younger stars, charging to the chequered flag in pursuit of that first win 🏁🏆
What a grandstand end these two placed on!#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/UZB4F34h09
— System 1 (@F1) September 6, 2020
All three drivers had by no means received a race and every had just one top-three end to their title.
Hamilton appeared on track for a cushty victory from pole place however he was given the stop-go penalty for getting into the pit lane when closed.
The Mercedes driver completed seventh, 17.245 behind Gasly.
Ferrari’s abysmal weekend continued as Sebastian Vettel had a brake failure on Lap 7 and he limped into the pits together with his right-rear brake disc in flames. It was the four-time champion’s first DNF at Monza in his 14th begin.
How our drivers crossed the road in an unforgettable race at Monza!#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/NX8Vu3hImu
— System 1 (@F1) September 6, 2020
His teammate Charles Leclerc had made it into fourth however misplaced the rear of the automobile beneath acceleration by means of Parabolica on Lap 25 and crashed into the obstacles, inflicting the race to be pink flagged.
By that point Hamilton’s penalty had been introduced. Hamilton had pitted instantly after the protection automobile had been deployed after Kevin Magnussen broke down however was unaware the pit lane was closed because the marshals recovered Magnussen’s Haas.
Antonio Giovinazzi acquired the identical sanction.
