Max Verstappen beat Sergio Perez to win Formula 1\u2019s 2023 Italian Grand Prix, while early leader Carlos Sainz won a savage late intra-Ferrari fight ahead of Charles Leclerc to hold third.\u00a0
But as he was able to hold on, the top three shot clear and Russell turned to defending againstFor 14 laps Sainz was able to hold on in front of Verstappen – regularly defending the inside run to the first chicane, where on lap six the leaders nearly made contact as Verstappen stayed on the outside line and Sainz forcefully shut the door.
Ferrari pitted Sainz to switch from the mediums all the leaders had started on for hards on lap 19, by which point Perez had finally battled by Russell – following a botched pass on lap 14 where they both cut the first chicane and Perez handed the position back – and was homing in on the red cars. Sainz passed through at the Ascari chicane on lap 27, before Hamilton pitted and returned to running midway down the pack.
At Turn 1, Leclerc was able to hang on defending the inside, but when Perez got alongside running towards the second chicane, Leclerc swung across as they moved to brake and Perez’s right-side wheels went onto the grass but it did not lead to a bigger incident. But Perez did eventually find enough pace in the low 1m25s where Verstappen had long been running and the Ferraris had been putting in early in stint two to drag himself and Leclerc back to Sainz with 12 laps remaining.
But Sainz’s action was not over yet as Leclerc still lurked and the Ferrari pair then engaged in a thrilling intra-team fight.
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