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· collected 2026-09-06 · by Daniella Matar The Associated Press
Charles Leclerc crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix after losing control coming out of Parabolica on Lap 2, ending his race in less than five minutes. Lewis Hamilton finished sixth, over 20 seconds behind leader Kimi Antonelli, and lost valuable points to his title hopes. The Ferrari drivers were involved in a tense tussle at the second corner, with Leclerc and Hamilton both making mistakes that cost them positions. Leclerc will undergo further checks over the next 24 hours after experiencing vision problems immediately after the crash.
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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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MONZA, Italy (AP) — Ferrari brought confidence and upgrades into its home grand prix weekend.
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Ferrari → bring → weekend
The race ended in tears and despair.
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race → end → tears
Lewis Hamilton finished the Italian Grand Prix a distant sixth, more than 20 seconds behind Formula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli — who had a sensational race from the back — to leave his title hopes in tatters.
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who → finish → tatters
It was even worse for Charles Leclerc, whose race lasted less than five minutes before he crashed hard.
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he → last → Leclerc
Leclerc lost control coming out of Parabolica at the end of Lap 2 and swerved off into the barriers at high speed.
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Leclerc → lose → speed
He got out of his car and sat down near the track, looking heartbroken.
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He → get → track
The hordes of passionate, red-clad tifosi around the track looked similarly despondent, with many in tears.
“It’s very frustrating, but it’s the way it is now.
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it → clothe → tears
I cannot change the result,” said Leclerc, who admitted the car felt “a little bit weird.”
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car → change → result
“I think from Lap 1 to Lap 2, I had a bit of a difference in power delivery.
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I → think → delivery
We’ll look into it, but I don’t want to comment too much before checking the data and confirming it 100%,” he added.
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he → look → it
Better safe than sorry
Leclerc said he had a bit of a problem with the vision in his right eye immediately after the crash but that he now felt fine, apart from “a bit of pain here and there.”
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he → say → pain
He did add, however, that he would have further checks over the next 24 hours to make sure that he is fit to compete in next weekend’s Spanish GP.
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he → add → GP
“It should be the case but better be safe than sorry,” Leclerc said.
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Leclerc → say → ?
Questions were also raised about the relationship between Leclerc and Hamilton after a tense tussle between the two Ferrari drivers at the second corner that saw Hamilton go into the gravel and tumble from fourth to 10th.
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Hamilton → raise → 10th
“I don’t really know who is forcing that narrative that we are one against the other,” Leclerc said.
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Leclerc → know → other
“Here it’s true though that we went too far.
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we → ’ → ?
I think Lewis in turn one, then turn two I tried to do the tightest corner possible, but that was just not enough and doing it here is not good.
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doing → think → it
“It is never what you want between two cars of the same team.”
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you → want → team
‘Devastating’ for Hamilton
Hamilton arrived at Monza on the back of eight consecutive top-five finishes and having finally got his first win for Ferrari in June.
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Hamilton → arrive → June
That had thrust him right into the title race.
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That → thrust → race
The seven-time champion started Sunday 59 points behind Antonelli, with upgrades to his Ferrari and 15 grid places ahead of the young Italian.
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champion → start → Italian
He ended the weekend 76 points behind Antonelli.
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He → end → Antonelli
“A bit devastating, tough one to swallow, lost a lot of points and ultimately couldn’t keep a Mercedes engine behind,” Hamilton said.
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Hamilton → swallow → engine
