Red Bull driver Verstappen was set to take a podium at Monza, before a late clash with the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas resulted in a five seconds time penalty, dropping him to an evantual fifth place.
Neither Charles Leclerc nor Marcus Ericsson were able to score points in the Italian Grand Prix, with both suffering contact during the race with rivals.
The Canadian scored two points in the Italian Grand Prix last weekend, just his second top ten result of 2018.
It may have taken a post-race disqualification for Romain Grosjean for Renault to move into a clear fourth in the constructors’ standings, but Carlos Sainz Jr.’s solid effort rewarded the team with valuable points too.
Sergio Pérez was a surprise Q2 casualty at Monza but recovered well during the 2018 Italian Grand Prix, despite heavy contact with Kevin Magnussen’s Haas.
Esteban Ocon is pleased with the team’s performance following their brief foray into administration, and believes they have “good momentum” heading into the next part of the season
Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin says they were "Lucky [Vettel] Did More Harm to his Own Race than Ours"
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Andrew Shovlin says Mercedes were lucky Vettel did more harm to his own race than Hamilton’s, following the pair’s controversial collision on the first lap
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The German felt he should have been a contender for the victory in Italy but for his first lap collision with championship rival Lewis Hamilton.
Valtteri Bottas finished third to give Mercedes a double podium finish in Italy
Lewis Hamilton looked after his tyres in order to take a surprise victory at the Italian Grand Prix, after shrugging off early contact with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
Lewis Hamilton took his sixth victory of the season at Monza on Sunday, with the Briton surviving first lap contact with Sebastian Vettel before overcoming long-time leader Kimi Räikkönen.
Both Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson were eliminated in Q1 at Monza as Sauber lost out in the incredibly tight midfield battle.
The Mexican was disappointed after finding himself eliminated at the first hurdle in Qualifying after believing his first and only attempt in Q1 was enough to see him advance.
The Australian will start at the back of the field on Sunday after his engine penalty was applied, and only did one quick lap in Qualifying as a result knowing he was always going to drop down the field.
Such are McLaren’s 2018 struggles, two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is pleased with P13 in qualifying for the 2018 Italian Grand Prix.
While others found Monza’s famous slipstreaming useful in qualifying for the 2018 Italian Grand Prix, Sergey Sirotkin saw it as more of a hindrance.
