Formula 1: Red Bulls “rebirth”: Verstappen-Jubel in the red smoke

In the middle of the red intoxicating calves on the emotion podium of Formula 1 par excellence, Max Verstappen enjoyed the first Grand Prix victory after 112 days. And even the Tifosi voted the song in honor of the Italian expert – the four -time champion in Imola had celebrated his last success. “What an incredible weekend, we can be proud,” enthused Verstappen, whose upper boss Mark Mateschitz was the 66th triumph of the Red Bull superstar on site with a gene. “This rebirth – we are all overjoyed,” emphasized motorsport consultant Helmut Marko.

With a gala performance, as at the best of time, Verstappen ended his unusually long winless time and duped the McLaren duo with the World Cup second Lando Norris and the World Cup leading Oscar Piatri-20 seconds after Verstappen, the two only finished.

Piatri acidified by exchange command

After a failed tire stop from Norris, the Piatri team had instructed to leave the British past the British in the final racing phase. With a correspondingly acidified expression, the Piatri World Cup leaders step for the award ceremony. “It was pretty painful, but you did the right thing,” he heard from the command stand.

The exchange cost him three points, his lead over Norris is now 31 points. In third parties, Verstappen is 94 points behind. “We look at races to run,” commented the Dutch.

Eight Grand Prix are still pending. It is clear that Verstappen has very little chance of his fifth title in series. But it is also clear that the 27 years of the Dutch can catch up in a car like in Monza. “The quick courses should continue to lie. On most routes, we can ride in the front on our own,” emphasized Red Bulls Marko. How this season ends also depends on how the two McLaren rivals and their racing team responsible tackle the outstanding races. The credo remains: nobody should be preferred.

What did the two Ferraris do in front of a home backdrop?

After the victory a year ago by Charles Leclerc, Ferrari went away empty -handed. The Monegasse came in fourth place, record world champion Lewis Hamilton in position six.

Another caught it before it really started. Of all things, the only German: to put the car into the box, he got the clean on the introductory round. Place of twelve in qualification followed the end of a hydraulic problem before the red traffic lights expired.

Norris rages against Verstappen: “What does the idiot do?”

What the approximately 130,000 spectators were offered without the 38-year-old veteran at least at the beginning was Formula 1 action with asterisks. As soon as the race was free, Verstappen defended his poles with hardness – the 45th of his career. Norris had to go through the grass, it dusted, the Briton snorted. “What does the idiot do?”, The actual Verstappen buddy raged by radio: “First he presses me into the grass, then he cuts off.”

In the subsequent harassment after the start, Verstappen had driven more or less straight ahead. The race management immediately determined that Red Bull Box reacted to avoid a possible punishment. “Give the position back,” sparked the command stand – obeyed. Leclerc used his chance in the royal park under the cheers of the Tifosi and pushed past Piatri. For a long time, however, the Monegasse, who had triumphed in Monza a year ago, could not hold.

Is the Red Bull back to old strength?

Just like Norris the leadership. 15 Grand Prix fought Verstappen this year, sometimes less with his Red Bull, the dominance of the four -time world champion was over. Before the Italy race, he was already 104 points behind Piatri. The Italian pole was already a surprise, but the new underbody also had an obvious effect in the race.

Verstappen grabbed the lead in the fifth round. In the harassment he gave Norris no chance. The Brit, who had to give up a week ago in Zandvoort due to a defect on the McLaren, could not set a counterattack. Verstappen drove out a calm lead.

The first big excitement also subsided. Verstappen ahead of Norris and Piatri, behind it Leclerc in front of Mercedes-Pilot George Russell, before Hamilton followed. After a pending punishment, he had had to leave in the starting line -up instead of fifth place from ten.

Wolfühl program for Hamilton – but no further a podium

The exuberant enthusiasm of the Tifosi for the new Ferrari superstar in the days before the race was noticeable. By the way, the fact that he sometimes got on the route with a motorcycle in the Italian national colors did a one. Nevertheless, the podium remained out of reach in a Grand Prix for the 40-year-old, seven-time world champion and 105-time racing winner. This was done by Verstappen and the McLaren duo. When the Dutch was informed by his engineer about the exchange instruction during the race, he only laughed and said: “Because of a slow pit stop?”. McLaren should be warned.