Dutchman roars to record but is an 'idiot' to Lando

Verstappen cut the first corner chicane, prompting the McLaren man to blast his “idiot” rival over the radio.

- By Daniel Moxon

Red Bull, knowing a penalty was coming, ordered their driver to give up the lead. But he took it back a few laps later in as Verstappen made full use of his car’s greater speed down the long Monza straights.

And he never looked back, only briefly losing the lead again when he pitted before the McLarens. It was a first win for Verstappen since May and saw him move back to within 100 points of title leader Oscar Piastri.

He knows he still has virtually no hope of winning the title for a fifth consecutive year, but sounded more upbeat about what the rest of the season might hold.