Like last year, the Italian Grand Prix at the fast Monza circuit was a year of surprises. While the previous edition was won by Pierre Gasly, with Carlos Sainz driving for McLaren just inches behind him, this year the papaya-orange team managed to secure P1 and P2 in Lombardy. Happy for Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo was the celebrated man at McLaren after a long absence from the podium, although the crash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will certainly have worked in his favor either. The sympathetic Australian drove to P1 from the start and that is how he crossed the finish line. After a failed adventure at Renault and a, so far, disappointing season at McLaren, where teammate...
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