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	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	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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