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	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
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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