Monegesque driver pulled off a superb one-stop strategy to claim his second victory
Sun Sept 01 2024 - 17:15Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris looked set to squabble for the lead in the closing stages but Leclerc pulled off a superb one-stop strategy to claim his second victory in Monza.
Norris’ initial getaway was good, moving over to his right to defend the inside line from Piastri on the 200mph drag to the Variante del Rettifilo. The Monegasque swooped underneath Norris on the run to first Lesmo and suddenly the McLaren man was third. Norris, four seconds adrift of his team-mate when he stopped, avoided damage but it underlined his haste to make up for another lap one to forget.
Leclerc was urged to push and on the following lap, Norris made a mistake, running off at the Variante della Roggia, losing further ground to Piastri and with Leclerc now right on his tail.Norris was clawing back the deficit and closing in on Verstappen, out of sync with his rivals, after starting on the hardest tyre compound.Norris attempted to pass Verstappen at the start of lap 40 with Verstappen closing the door. The 24-year-old tried the next time round and made the move stick.
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