Internet reacts to Verstappen's '2023 style' victory in Monza

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Updated: 20:46, 07 Sep 2025

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Max Verstappen reminded the Formula 1 grid of how quick he was as he stormed to a dominant victory at the Italian Grand Prix. The Red Bull Racing driver recorded his biggest race-winning margin of the season so far, and the Formula 1 community continues to buzz about it.

The Dutch driver, who started the Monza race on pole position, was involved in an early-lap battle with McLaren’s Lando Norris.

However, after he overtook the British driver on the fourth lap, it appeared to be a race of how many seconds Verstappen could eke out rather than whether he was certain of victory.

Indeed, the four-time world champion posted a time staggering enough to raise eyebrows among several drivers on the grid. A remarkable 19.3-second gap separated him from second place at the Monza race.

Here is how the Internet reacted to Verstappen's dominant Monza outing

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MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS MONZA -Utterly shameful race by McLaren -Redbull comeback? -Albon and Bortoleto in points! -Shame for Alonso -Alpine pain Shameful, shameful by McLaren, I can't belive what I've just seen

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	204
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	159
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	126
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	103
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	91
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	60
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	22
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Internet reacts to Verstappen's '2023 style' victory in Monza

Here is how the Internet reacted to Verstappen's dominant Monza outing

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