It was a third Max Verstappen win of the F1 2025 season at the Italian Grand Prix, while just behind him, the McLaren team descended into some team orders chaos.<\/p>\n
But those are only some of the winners and losers after this year\u2019s race at Monza. We\u2019ve got the rest all in one place.<\/p>\n
Winners and losers from the 2025 Italian Grand Prix
\nWinner: Max Verstappen<\/p>\n
From pole to the checkered flag with a margin of over 19 seconds on the competition, Max Verstappen<\/a> was frankly unstoppable at the Italian Grand Prix<\/a>.<\/p>\n Red Bull Racing\u2019s era of dominance has long since been handed over to McLaren, but the team from Milton Keynes has maintained that it still has more in the tank \u2014 so long as it\u2019s able to rectify some of the issues with balance that have been plaguing its cars all season.<\/p>\n The issue seems less prevalent on medium- to low-downforce tracks, and the reigning champion was able to take advantage of a lack of issues to snag his third victory of the year in impressive fashion.<\/p>\n Loser: McLaren<\/p>\n The Italian Grand Prix isn\u2019t McLaren\u2019s<\/a> weakest race of the F1 2025 season in terms of pure performance, but it was the kind of race that\u2019s going to see its repercussions echoing through the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n In the closing stage of the event, McLaren asked Lando Norris \u2014 then situated in second on the track \u2014 if he\u2019d like to pit before or after teammate Oscar Piastri. After being assured that taking the second stop would not result in an undercut, Norris chose that option.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, that second stop was the slower of the two thanks to a malfunctioning left front tyre gun, and Norris emerged on the race track behind his teammate.<\/p>\n It was, however, McLaren\u2019s decision to ask its drivers to switch positions that lands them a spot on the losers\u2019 list.<\/p>\n The slow pit stop wasn\u2019t Norris\u2019 fault, but asking drivers to compensate for a team\u2019s mistake is never a good look, and it cheapened the ultimate result of the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Winner: Lando Norris<\/p>\n I may not believe that McLaren handled its Lando Norris<\/a> pit stop error correctly, but I will absolutely grant that, for Norris, the whole situation was ultimately a win.<\/p>\n McLaren made a mistake on Norris\u2019 stop. It cost him a place on track, then acted in such a way as to get him that place back. I don\u2019t know that I\u2019d go so far as to say Piastri is a loser in this scenario, because I think the whole affair is more complex than that.<\/p>\n But Norris did indeed come out a losing situation with absolutely no damage to his points total or race result \u2014 and that\u2019s a win in and of itself.<\/p>\n More Italian Grand Prix analysis:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0How Max Verstappen stunned McLaren at Monza as key corner costs Lando Norris<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0McLaren\u2019s plan to annihilate rivals comes to life at Monza<\/a><\/p>\n Loser: Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n Oliver Bearman<\/a> ended the 2025 Italian Grand Prix just two penalty points away from a race ban after only competing in 19 events.<\/p>\n As a reminder, penalty points are issued to a driver\u2019s super license as a form of punishment for dangerous or notably poor on-track behavior; amass 12 points and that driver will be forced to sit out for a weekend. Bearman now has 10 points.<\/p>\n The incident in question for Bearman this weekend came when Bearman collided with Carlos Sainz at the della Roggia chicane; the Haas driver bombed down the inside of the Williams, made contact, and sent both drivers spinning. They were both able to continue, but stewards determined that Bearman was at fault, handing him a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points on his license.<\/p>\n Sainz, stewards reasoned, had \u201chis front axle ahead of the front axle of [Bearman] at the apex, thereby earning the right to the racing line.\u201d<\/p>\n Further, stewards argued that \u201c[Bearman] defended his position on the inside instead of giving up the position and caused the collision.\u201d<\/p>\n His initial penalty points won\u2019t expire until November 3, which means Bearman will need to be on his best behavior for four grands prix if he\u2019s looking to avoid a race ban in his first full season of Formula 1.<\/p>\n Winner: Isack Hadjar<\/p>\n Isack Hadjar<\/a> started the Italian Grand Prix from the pit lane, and he finished in the points in what was a very strong showing for the rookie driver.<\/p>\n Add to that the fact that the point he netted for finishing P10 bumped him up to P9 in the drivers\u2019 championship, and you have a very happy driver indeed.<\/p>\n \u201cI had fun,\u201d Hadjar told journalists, including PlanetF1.com\u2019s Thomas Maher, after the race.<\/p>\n \u201cWe deserved that point because we had a really good pace yesterday. [\u2026] We did a really good comeback, and pace was strong.\u201d<\/p>\n Loser: Carlos Sainz<\/p>\n From start to finish, the Italian Grand Prix weekend has been a tough one for Williams driver Carlos Sainz<\/a>.<\/p>\n First came a penalty for the way he rejoined the track after running wide at one of the chicanes, failing to follow race directors\u2019 orders. Then came the order from the team to maintain the racing line in T4, then hand his position back to teammate Alex Albon.\u00a0Then we saw the collision with Bearman, the blame of which many people pinned on Sainz instead of the Haas driver.<\/p>\n It was a messy weekend all around.<\/p>\n Winner: Gabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n The Italian Grand Prix was a sale of two Saubers; we\u2019re about to touch on Nico Hulkenberg in a moment, but first, let\u2019s shine a light on yet another promising weekend for his teammate Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Brazilian is slowly but surely finding his footing after a challenging start to the F1 2025 season \u2014 to the point where he\u2019s now able to outperform his more experienced teammate in both qualifying and the race itself.<\/p>\n He held his own in a chaotic start and praised his ability to maximize the qualities of the car, telling journalists, including PlanetF1.com\u2019s Thomas Maher, that \u201cI\u2019m not gonna win the championship this year, so I just want to be happy and perform in the way I\u2019m performing, delivering good results.\u201d<\/p>\n Loser: Nico Hulkenberg<\/p>\n