Russell aims to trim Antonelli's F1 lead at Italian GP, but starts behind surprise polesitter Gasly

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Matar, D. (2026, September 6). Russell aims to trim Antonelli's F1 lead at Italian GP, but starts behind surprise polesitter Gasly. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/russell-aims-to-trim-antonelli-s-f1-lead-at-italian-gp-but-starts-behind-surprise-polesitter-gasly/article_1b85b6cf-f370-5f81-86a4-43b5e6a5faad.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-06 · by Daniella Matar

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George Russell, who is currently second in the overall standings, will start from second place at the Italian Grand Prix behind surprise polesitter Pierre Gasly. Russell is trailing Kimi Antonelli by 59 points, but Antonelli has taken on a grid penalty due to a power unit swap with Mercedes. The 20-year-old Antonelli aims to become F1's youngest champion. Russell will face competition from Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, who start in the second row.

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Kimi Antonelli wins Italian Grand Prix from 19th place

At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Kimi Antonelli, the 20-year-old Mercedes driver from Italy, made history by winning the race from 19th place on the grid. This was his seventh win of the season and extended his lead in the drivers' title race. Antonelli's victory is all the more remarkable given that he started at the back of the grid due to a grid penalty and had to overcome several challenges throughout the race.

Russell finishes second, 66 points behind

Antonelli's teammate, George Russell, finished second in the race but was unable to prevent Antonelli from extending his lead. Russell is now 66 points behind Antonelli with only 10 rounds remaining in the season.

Ferrari suffers a disappointing flop

The Ferrari team suffered a dismal performance at their home grand prix, with Charles Leclerc crashing out on lap two and Lewis Hamilton finishing sixth more than 20 seconds behind Antonelli. The Italian crowd was left disappointed and despondent by the team's performance.

Antonelli becomes favorite to win title

With this victory, Antonelli is now firmly in the lead to become Italy's first Formula One world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. He has won seven races this season, while Russell has only two victories. The momentum is clearly with Antonelli as he heads into the final stretch of the season.

This win will go down in Formula One folklore and cement Antonelli's reputation as one of the greatest drivers of all time.

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“Both articles report on the Italian Grand Prix, describing Kimi Antonelli's unexpected victory from a low grid position and George Russell's attempt to catch up.”

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Daniella Matar

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🔮 MONZA, Italy (AP) — George Russell will be looking to make up some ground on Kimi Antonelli in the Formula 1 title race, with his Mercedes teammate starting from the back of the grid at the Italian Grand Prix.

2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Russell aims to trim Antonelli's F1 lead at Italian GP, but starts behind surprise polesitter Gasly

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Formula 1 Italy MONZA Mercedes the Italian Grand Prix

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Antonelli PERSON · 3× Mercedes ORG · 2× Russell PERSON · 2× Ferrari ORG · 1× Formula 1 ORG · 1× George Russell PERSON · 1× Italy GPE · 1× Kimi Antonelli PERSON · 1× MONZA GPE · 1× Pierre Gasly PERSON · 1×

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Russell will also have both Ferrari cars breathing down his neck as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton fill out the second row in the scuderia’s home race, where they will be cheered on by the hordes of passionate, red-clad tifosi.

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2026-09-06 · Toronto Star

Russell aims to trim Antonelli's F1 lead at Italian GP, but starts behind surprise polesitter Gasly · assertive framing

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MONZA, Italy (AP) — George Russell will be looking to make up some ground on Kimi Antonelli in the Formula 1 title race, with his Mercedes teammate starting from the back of the grid at the Italian Grand Prix. asserted

teammate → look → Prix

But he will start second, behind surprise polesitter Pierre Gasly, who stunned everyone by snatching top spot for the first time in qualifying on Saturday. asserted

who → start → Saturday

they → have → tifosi

Russell is second in the overall standings, level with Hamilton and 59 points behind Antonelli, who is bidding to become F1’s youngest champion. asserted

who → bid → Antonelli

The 20-year-old Antonelli has taken on a hefty grid penalty at Monza after Mercedes opted to swap his car’s power unit to head off potential reliability problems in the second half of the season. asserted

Mercedes → take → season

Lando Norris is hoping to make it a hat trick of victories to turbocharge his title defense but he starts in eighth. asserted

he → hop → eighth

The McLaren driver triumphed in Hungary and the Netherlands to cut the gap to Antonelli to 83 points. asserted

driver → triumph → points

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