There’s something special about Monza: the sea of red, the vibrant atmosphere, the scenery and the vastness of the Monza Royal Park engulfing the temple of speed itself.
Exactly 101 years ago today, the iconic circuit, known as the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, was opened, and since then has become one of the most iconic racing tracks in the world, certainly making its mark in the world of Formula 1.
The circuit has played host to some extraordinary moments across the 73 Formula 1 Grand Prix events held here. One of those unforgettable moments occurred in 2008 when a young and relatively unknown 21-year-old German driver by the name of Sebastian Vettel achieved his first-ever Formula 1 victory.
More recently, in 2021 Daniel Ricciardo broke McLaren’s 170-race win drought with such a style that even the Tifosi leaving the track couldn’t help but be happy for him.
Tifosi or not, most Formula 1 fans would love to see the scarlet red car be the first across the finish line here in Monza. The celebration that would follow would be a sight for sore eyes, just as it was after Ferrari's golden boy, Charles Leclerc, took the win in 2019.
On Saturday, as the red sea of Tifosi fans roared for the Spaniard Carlos Sainz in car number 55, he drove a stunning lap, good enough for pole position. Max Verstappen in P2 separated Carlos Sainz from his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in P3.
While hopes were high for the Scuderia going into Sunday, they knew only a rare mistake by the world champion or a mechanical issue for the Red Bull outfit would keep them at the front.
All frontrunners had a solid start with Carlos Sainz keeping in the lead for 15 laps after which he lost it to Max Verstappen.
Sadly, a Ferrari win on home soil wasn't in the stars today as the Red Bulls are in a league of their own.
Going into this weekend, we knew to expect an event for the history books. Either Verstappen was going to be beaten after a staggering nine consecutive victories or he was going to break a new record and make it a perfect ten out of ten.
Well, the latter became true. Max Verstappen is now the only Formula 1 driver to have ever won ten consecutive races, celebrating it with the best podium in motorsport, making it a consecutive 15 for Red Bull Racing.
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