Formula 1: Daniel Ricciardo wins Italian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crash
- After the crash, both drivers were able to walk away from their cars although Hamilton took a long time getting out of his vehicle
- Ricciardo celebrated in his traditional style on the Monza podium, drinking champagne from his shoe
Championship leader Max Verstappen and defending champion Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix, which was won by McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo on Sunday.
Ricciardo celebrated in his traditional style on the Monza podium, drinking champagne from his shoe – and then getting teammate Lando Norris to do so too.
It was McLaren’s first win in nearly nine years, since Jenson Button took the chequered flag in Brazil in 2012, and Ricciardo’s first win since Monaco in 2018. He finished 1.747 seconds ahead of Norris and 4.921 ahead of Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, who turned in a strong performance after starting from the back of the grid after a penalty for taking a new engine.
“About time. Oh wow,” Ricciardo said. “Even if we got the start it wasn’t guaranteed that we’d lead the whole race. We didn’t have mega speed but it was enough to keep Max behind.
“To lead literally from start to finish I don’t think any of us expected that. But there was something in me Friday, I knew something good was to come.”